Nicholas Howell

On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) mandating employers implement “vax or test” policies for COVID-19. The ETS went into...more Environmental Tort Class Actions - In what has become a near legal certainty following plant explosions, train wrecks with chemical spills, and other large-scale accidents, plaintiffs often file suit and seek to certify...more In what has become a near legal certainty following plant explosions, train wrecks with chemical spills, and other large-scale accidents, plaintiffs often file suit and seek to certify personal injury and property damage...more OSHA issued new guidance on July 8, 2020, for the oil and gas industry as part of its ongoing series of industry-specific guidance for mitigating occupational exposure risks to COVID-19. This guidance supplements OSHA’s...more