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Conn Maciel Carey

Occupational Safety and Health

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CMC's OSHA & Workplace Safety Practice focuses exclusively on all aspects of occupational safety and health law. Our attorneys turn complex workplace safety challenges into clear, actionable solutions.

With the deepest bench of true OSHA-focused attorneys and professionals in the country, including former attorneys for OSHA in the Office of the Solicitor of Labor, officials and counsel from State OSH agencies and the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), as well as attorneys with longstanding relationships with key workplace safety regulators, we provide unmatched insight into both the law and the agencies that enforce it.

We support our clients across all industries for issues involving the following entities:

  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  • State OSH Agencies (e.g., Cal/OSHA, WA L&I, Michigan OSHA, NC OSHA, etc.)
  • Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
  • U.S. Attorneys in the Department of Justice (DOJ)
  • National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  • U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • Other state and local regulatory agencies

Industries (75)

  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Construction
  • Food Service Distributors
  • Grain Handling
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining
  • Nonprofit
  • Oil & Gas
  • Petroleum Refining
  • Retail
  • Shipping
  • Steel Manufacturing
  • Trade Associations
  • Aerospace
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Breweries
  • Casinos
  • Cell Towers
  • Concrete
  • Country Clubs
  • Cranes & Rigging
  • Dairy
  • Defense
  • Department Stores
  • Drilling
  • Energy & Alternative Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Food Manufacturing
  • Flour Milling
  • Fracking
  • Freight
  • Grain Processing
  • Grocery Stores
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health Clubs
  • Higher Education
  • Hospitals
  • Hotels
  • Landscaping
  • Life Sciences
  • Logistics
  • Lumber
  • Media
  • Medical Devices
  • Natural Gas
  • Nursing Care Facilities
  • Paper
  • Petrochemical Manufacturing
  • Petroleum Distribution
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Physician Practice Groups
  • Pipelines
  • Plastics & Polymers
  • Primary Metals
  • Property Management
  • Real Estate Development
  • Recycling
  • Restaurants
  • Resorts
  • Rubber
  • Spas
  • Spirits
  • Stamping & Pressing
  • Steel Erection
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Utilities
  • Warehousing
  • Waste
  • Water
  • Wind
  • Wineries

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Occupational Safety and Health - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Conn Maciel Carey is a leading national boutique handling the full spectrum of labor and employment litigation, with particular emphasis on workplace safety issues. The team offers impressive expertise in federal and state-level workplace safety laws, and has been especially active in recent years in the development of new rulemaking in relation to heat illness and the Worker Walkaround Rule. The group acts predominantly for management-side clients, as well as trade associations, and maintains a strong track record in complex OSHA inspections and enforcement matters.
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Strengths

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  • Conn Maciel Carey consistently provides exceptional service.

    Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

  • Conn Maciel Carey has great depth of knowledge and a deep bench to handle nuanced issues in the field.

    Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

  • Conn Maciel Carey is comprised of smart, dedicated, thoughtful lawyers who are at the pinnacle of their practice area.

    Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

  • Conn Maciel Carey offers experts in the OSHA and workplace safety realm, always providing expeditious, accurate and practical guidance.

    Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Eric Conn
    Eric Conn

    Eric Conn

    Eric Conn is head of the firm's national OSHA workplace safety practice. He is a renowned practitioner with a wealth of experience representing employers in OSHA inspections, investigations and litigation.

    • Eric Conn offers strong, relevant experience and deep relationships to aid his clients.

      Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

    • Eric Conn consistently applies a thoughtful, balanced approach to deliver solutions that are reasonable and equitable for all parties involved.

      Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

    • He anticipates client needs, which helps save time and trouble in many cases, and provides great representation.

      Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA
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  • Kathryn McMahon
    Kathryn McMahon

    Kathryn McMahon

    Kathryn McMahon offers significant expertise in occupational safety and health and environmental law. She is especially noted for her strength in OSHA rulemaking.
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  • Aaron Gelb
    Aaron Gelb

    Aaron Gelb

    Aaron Gelb has a strong track record of representing employers in federal and state occupational safety and health investigations and enforcement proceedings.

    • Aaron Gelb is able to distill complicated matters into easily understandable language.

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  • Nicholas Scala
    Nicholas Scala

    Nicholas Scala

    Nicholas Scala specializes in issues involving mining safety and health and is chair of Conn Maciel Carey's national MSHA practice group. He provides advice and guidance to clients on compliance and regulatory matters in addition to workplace training plans and programs.

    • Nicholas Scala always offers an outstanding performance and results for his clients.

      Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

    • Nicholas Scala is a true MSHA expert and we feel very fortunate to have him as a resource.

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  • Rachel Conn
    Rachel Conn

    Rachel Conn

    Rachel Conn is the chair of Conn Maciel Carey’s California practice. She is highly regarded for experience in OSHA compliance and litigation matters, including inspections and enforcement actions concerning Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA.

    • Rachel Conn impresses with her exceptional legal capacity. She is a great partner to in-house attorneys.

      Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

    • Rachel Conn is responsive, has excellent depth of knowledge and delivers an excellent work product.

      Occupational Safety and Health respondentUSA

    • Rachel Conn provides prompt, reliable and accurate counsel.

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  • Valerie Butera
    Valerie Butera

    Valerie Butera

    Valerie Butera is highly thought of for occupational safety work. She advises an array of national clients, including employers and trade associations. She is particularly adept at handling OSHA inspections and advising on compliance.

    • Valerie Butera is a great communicator. She has excellent written work product and she is helpful on very short timelines.

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