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Record Keeping
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Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Webinar on OSHA Recordkeeping: Civil and Criminal Liabilities in 2015
Starting January 1, 2015, OSHA's recordkeeping rules will undergo a change to two key provisions. One, a number of industries that were previously not required to keep OSHA injury and…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
CFTC Proposes to Amend Recordkeeping Requirements
By Kevin M. Foley, James M. Brady
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed to amend the recordkeeping requirements set forth in CFTC Regulation 1.35(a). The proposed amendments to CFTC Regulation 1.35(a) would clarify that records must…
Securities Compliance Sentinel
What Does The “E” in Email Mean?
By Joshua Horn
Recent history shows that FINRA is going after brokers who alter client’s records. This, unfortunately, reminded me of my own bad experience as a young lawyer when defending a broker.…
Legal Profession Blog
A “Crazy Mistake” Or A Broken System Of Regulation?
The pathetic state of lawyer regulation in New Jersey is on display in a reprimand for negligent misappropropriation just issued by the Disciplinary Review Board and accepted by the Supreme Court.The…
Tax Law for the Closely Held Business
Recordkeeping: It’s Not Optional
For the owner of a closely-held business, and especially one with a limited support staff, it can be easy to drift into carelessness or, worse, neglect, when it comes to maintaining…
Employer Law Report
OSHA modifies rules for reporting of severe injuries and fatalities – updates exemptions from record-keeping requirements
Recently, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule changing requirements for reporting severe injuries and fatalities. The rule also modifies OSHA’s exemptions from its record-keeping…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
What’s Happening at CPSC This Fall
By Cheryl A. Falvey, Laura Jastrem Walther
As the slow days of summer draw to a close, school children are not the only ones facing a busy fall workload. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has a…
Manufacturing Law Blog
OSHA Updates Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule – New Rules Take Effect January 1, 2015
By Robinson+Cole's Manufacturing Law Industry Team
OSHA just announced updates to its reporting and recordkeeping requirements for injuries and illnesses, found at 29 CFR 1904. The updates include changes to who is required to comply with…
Food Safety News
FSIS Proposed Rule Requires Source Records for Ground Beef Products
By News Desk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to require all makers of raw ground beef products to keep records of the meat’s sources. Retail outlets regularly make ground beef by…
Inside Political Law
2013 GAO Lobbying Disclosure Report Shows Challenges in Compliance, Recordkeeping
By Brian D. Smith, Zachary G. Parks, Andrew Garrahan
Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its 2013 report on compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), summarizing the audits of 104 lobbyist reports and information…