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    Today's OSHA--What Employers Need to Know presented by Eric Conn, Chair of the national OSHA Practice at Conn Maciel Carey PLLC

    Date: October 12, 2016, 8:30am – 10:30am
    Organizer:
    EPSHRM
    Location:
    Blue Ridge Community & Technical College Tech Center
    Berkeley Business Park @ 5550 Winchester Ave. (Route 11 S.)
    Inwood, WV 25428
    Price:
    There is a $30.00 charge for non-members of EPSHRM.
    Event Type:
    Meeting
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    As we enter the final days of the Obama Administration’s control of OSHA, we have seen OSHA increase enforcement to levels never seen before, from increased inspections and citations to dramatically higher penalties, and from more criminal referrals to a heavy dose of public shaming.  Accordingly, it is more important now than ever before to be prepared.  This presentation will review OSHA enforcement and rulemaking developments and trends and will highlight key OSHA issues that employers should monitor as we close the book on the Obama Administration.

     Participants will learn the following:

    • OSHA enforcement data and trends and rulemaking achievements
    • Major OSHA rulemaking and quasi-rulemaking developments to expect before the Obama term ends
    • Other significant OSHA policy issues to monitor

    Eric J. Conn is a founding partner of Conn Maciel Carey and Chair of the firm’s national OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice Group. His practice focuses exclusively on issues involving occupational safety and health law.

    Prior to founding Conn Maciel Carey, Mr. Conn was Head of an OSHA practice group that was honored as the “Occupational Health & Safety Law Firm of the Year” by Corporate INTL Magazine in its 2014 Global Awards. In 2013 and 2014, he was named a "Rising Star" by Washington, DC Super Lawyers, and was selected for inclusion in the Washington Post's Top Rated Lawyers list in Washington, DC.

    Mr. Conn is a prolific writer on all topics OSHA related. He edited a popular OSHA law blog at another firm and authored the chapter "OSHA Inspections" in the Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook, 2nd ed. (Government Institutes, 2008), and the chapter "Defending Clients Against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Increasingly Severe Enforcement Practices" in Complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Act: Leading Lawyers on Navigating OSHA Investigations and Developing Successful Compliance Strategies (Aspatore, Inside the Minds, 2012).

    Mr. Conn is a popular speaker on OSHA and related legal issues, and is often quoted as a leader in the field. He created the OSHA Defense Report Group on LinkedIn and can be found on Twitter as @OSHA_Guy.

    Mr. Conn lives in the Washington, DC area with his wife and baby boy.