In the wake of seven workers dying from heat illness indoors between 2010 and 2017, Cal/OSHA began pushing for rules obligating employers to provide indoor heat safety measures. On June
Continue Reading Preventing Heat Exposure Indoors: New Rule for California EmployersJoshua Bernstein
Josh Bernstein is a trial lawyer who focuses on labor and employment law, including OSHA safety and health regulatory compliance. He is board certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Josh served as a senior trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor. In this role, he acted as a first chair attorney representing the DOL in enforcing Federal employment laws, including OSHA, MSHA, FLSA, whistleblower, and EEO matters in Federal and Administrative courts in Texas and the neighboring states. He has also negotiated complex settlement agreements in numerous cases involving these statutes and regulations.
Josh has wide-ranging experience providing counsel and pre-litigation advice regarding government investigations and enforcing regulatory compliance in critical employer/employee areas, including safety & health, wage & hour, retaliation, wrongful termination, discrimination, classification as employees/independent contractors, work performance issues, and accommodations.
OSHA’s Updated Hazard Communication Standard: Chemical Awareness Is Key
On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule updating its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200). The final rule…
Continue Reading OSHA’s Updated Hazard Communication Standard: Chemical Awareness Is Key2024 OSHA Developments: Non-Compliance Gets Costlier; Employers Must Submit Detailed Injury, Illness Reporting Information
Effective Jan. 16, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)’s maximum penalty for Serious, Other-Than-Serious, and posting violations increased from $15,625 per violation to $16,131 per violation; the maximum…
Continue Reading 2024 OSHA Developments: Non-Compliance Gets Costlier; Employers Must Submit Detailed Injury, Illness Reporting InformationEmployers, Be-Ware(house)!
On July 13, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing facilities, distribution centers, and high-risk retail…
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