It’s been nearly 60 days since an explosion on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico caused an oil spill that’s now the biggest environmental disaster in US history. And during these two months, no heroes have emerged. Not one man or woman …

The law, in general, changes very slowly. OHS laws are a good example. As new technology is developed, new chemicals and tools used, new products manufactured, etc., new hazards are introduced into the workplace. And governments are usually slow to react. Thus, the requirements in …

More and more consumers are demanding environmentally friendly products or products made using sustainable materials and processes. This increase in demand for “green” products and services has also lead to an increase in green jobs. But are jobs that are better for the environment safe …

(Please enjoy this guest blog by BC lawyer Robert Smithson.)
A few weeks ago, a former U.S. fighter pilot named Kermit Tyler died at the age of 96.  It was what he did – or didn’t do – in his workplace at age 28 that earned …

Today’s blog posting is from a BC attorney on a historic workplace tragedy in the U.S. Enjoy! 
On a Saturday afternoon in August, 1911 in New York City, hundreds of female garment workers prepared to head home at the end of their long workday.  146 of them …