The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its annual report on the top ten safety violations most frequently cited in the workplace. The report highlights how all too often, workplaces are in violation of fall protection, hazard communication, scaffolding, respiratory protection, lockout/tagout procedures, powered industrial trucks, ladders, electrical and wiring methods, machine guarding and[…]

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released new guidelines for reporting workplace accidents and illnesses. Beginning on August 10, 2016, employers with 250 or more employees in high-hazard industries will be required to submit illness and injury data electronically. The data will be made available to the public via[…]

by Michael McGurrin One of the main features to the Family Medical Leave Act (”FMLA”) is the return to work provision that requires that an employer return an employee, who has been approved for FMLA, to their original or equivalent position at the end of their leave. The Act entitles an employee to be restored[…]

It is not every day that Galfand Berger references Hollywood in our blog. However, we were touched by the powerful obituary […]

July 29, 2013 – This summer, the District 10 United Steelworkers Conference was held in Atlantic City, NJ from July 22-24. Galfand Berger attorneys Deb Jensen, Mike McGurrin and Mike Malvey conducted a Labor Law workshop for the conference on Monday, July 22nd.  They spoke about protecting workers following a workplace injury, the duty of[…]