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Governor Quinn Nixes Illinois Statute of Repose for Construction Asbestos Claims
Governor Quinn…signed into law a bill that exempts construction-related asbestos personal injury claims from Illinois’ ten-year statute of repose. Continue reading
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Illinois Amendment Strips Third Party Safety Consultants of Workers’ Comp Exclusivity Protection
On June 5, 2014, Governor Quinn signed a bill amending the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act and limiting protection for third party safety consultants from workers’ suits. Continue reading
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Kansas to Implement the First New OSHA State Plan of the 21st Century?
On May 14, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill directing the State Secretary of Labor to study and make recommendations by January 2015 regarding whether the State should assume responsibility for regulating workplace safety and health. Continue reading
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Now Online: IICLE Chapters on Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions
As we previously reported, several Jenner & Block EHS lawyers authored chapters in the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s (IICLE) publication titled Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions 2014 Edition. The electronic (PDF) versions of these chapters are now available online: Continue reading
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Happy Earth Day – 2014
In 2010, Jenner & Block’s Environmental and Workplace Health and Safety Law Practice launched its Corporate Environmental Lawyer blog. We hope that you have found our updates and insights on critical environmental, health & safety developments to be helpful and informative. Now, on the occasion of our 500th blog, and as Jenner & Block celebrates… Continue reading
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IICLE Releases New Environmental Law Publication
The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) has released a new publication titled Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions 2014 Edition. Continue reading
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Certain Pesticides Fail New U.S. EPA Screening Guide for Volatilization Risks
On March 26, 2014, U.S. EPA released its draft “Human Health Bystander Screening Level Analysis: Volatilization Risks of Conventional Pesticides”. This screening analysis is intended to provide a mechanism for evaluating exposure risks as a result of the volatilization of conventional pesticide products. Earlier in the year, U.S. EPA had released a similar draft guidancethat… Continue reading
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NIOSH Issues Updated Nanotechnology Research And Guidance Plan
In December 2013, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or “the institute”) released its most updated nanotechnology strategic plan – Protecting the Nanotechnology Workforce: NIOSH Nanotechnology Research and Guidance Strategic Plan, 2013-2016 (the “Plan”). Nanotechnology involves the manipulation of matter on a near-atomic scale to produce new materials and devices. Many of… Continue reading
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Environmental & Energy Cert. Petition Watch
By: Alexander Bandza The authors of the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog are pleased to announce the launch of a new feature, “Environmental & Energy Cert. Petition Watch.” This feature will provide weekly updates on petitions for certiorari filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that may be of interest to environmental and energy lawyers. In the… Continue reading
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Fifth Circuit Tackles “At Least Annually” for Purposes of Respirator Fit-Testing
By: Andi S. Kenney On November 6, 2013, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Administrative Law Judge’s decision that Shaw Global Services, Inc. violated the respirator fit-testing requirements by allowing sixteen months between fit tests. Shaw Global Energy Services v. Perez, Secretary of Labor, No. 12-60834 (5th. Cir., Nov. 6, 2013). The respirator standard requires an… Continue reading