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Every business has a responsibility to ensure workplace safety. Whether proactively establishing procedures to improve worker safety or whether responding swiftly to allegations of workplace safety violations, businesses of all sizes and industries turn to Stinson Leonard Street’s nationally recognized employment and labor attorneys for wise, experienced counsel.
SCOPE OF SERVICE Our attorneys have decades of experience counseling clients through a wide variety of workplace safety issues large and small, including: Advising employers on specific measures to comply with OSHA standards and recordkeeping requirements Counseling employers regarding procedures to adopt in anticipation and preparation for a potential OSHA inspection Advising employers prior to OSHA or Mine Safety and Health Act (MSHA) inspections, and managing communications with OSHA and MSHA during and following an inspection Contesting OSHA citations, including representing employers in OSHA settlement proceedings, OSHA administrative hearings, and court challenges to OSHA citations and penalties Handling the special circumstances that arise in fatality cases, including employee counseling, media relations, fatality inspections, workers' compensation and insurance issues, and government recommendations that the matter should proceed as a criminal prosecution Representing employers in civil litigation and subpoena actions Counseling employers in labor relations matters that involve workplace safety issues Defending employers against OSHA retaliation and "whistleblowing" complaints Our attorneys also assist employers in promoting a safe workplace through drafting and implementing safety programs, policies and manuals, and by recommending safety consultants for proactive safety training. SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION Stinson Leonard Street’s employment attorneys offer business clients a broad range of workplace safety services to clients in the following business sectors: Academic (public and private) Food Processing Agricultural Service Health Care Aerospace Manufacturing Materials Nonprofit Services Construction Publishing Consumer Products and Services Retail Entertainment Service Energy and Power Technology Financial Transportation OF NOTE Stinson Leonard Street’s Labor and Employment practice is repeatedly named a top-tier practice by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and is recognized as a Go-To Law Firm for Labor & Employment Law for the Top 500 Companies by Corporate Counsel magazine.
Our attorneys have decades of experience counseling clients through a wide variety of workplace safety issues large and small, including:
Our attorneys also assist employers in promoting a safe workplace through drafting and implementing safety programs, policies and manuals, and by recommending safety consultants for proactive safety training.
Stinson Leonard Street’s employment attorneys offer business clients a broad range of workplace safety services to clients in the following business sectors:
Stinson Leonard Street’s Labor and Employment practice is repeatedly named a top-tier practice by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and is recognized as a Go-To Law Firm for Labor & Employment Law for the Top 500 Companies by Corporate Counsel magazine.