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It’s that time of the year again when OSHA regulations are added, and
compliance dates will go into effect in 2018. This newsletter will address the important changes chosen by the effective dates for compliance in 2018. Continue reading
Federal programs to protect Americans against extreme weather and other natural disasters save even more money than previously thought, according to a report funded by the same agencies that have proposed cutting many of those programs Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday issued a memo on federal marijuana enforcement policy, telling all U.S. attorneys to enforce the Controlled Substances Act, which classifies marijuana as an illegal drug. Continue reading
The holiday season is upon us. This time of the year, the reception area of a business entrance or lobby is an area of potential unwanted guests. The constant traffic from Holiday gifts, mail, and normal office deliveries are an opportunity for an unsavory intruder to “slip through” unnoticed and enter the offices, bathrooms, storage areas and surrounding corridors, and increase the risk of theft, violence, industrial espionage, sabotage, or even terrorism. Continue reading
Defective product risk is an increasing peril for companies, causing significant financial damage, according to a newly released Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) report.
Recall exposures have increased significantly over the past decade, bringing the potential for larger and more complex losses than ever before, AGCS warned. Continue reading
A medical marijuana card used to be the key to buying and possessing pot in Oregon.
But the rise of recreational marijuana is making the cards primarily valuable only as a discount card, and not a necessity to buy, said Sam Elkington, owner of Track Town Collective in Glenwood. The card exempts the buyer from Oregon’s state and local pot taxes, which are levied on recreational pot. Continue reading
Delphi Automotive Plc, which is changing its name to Aptiv Inc., wants to cut the cost of self-driving cars by more than 90 percent to around $5,000 by 2025, according to Chief Executive Officer Kevin Clark.
Aptiv, which starts trading on Tuesday under the stock symbol APTV on the New York Stock Exchange, also wants to help automakers rethink the way vehicles are engineered and built and make money on the data generated by autonomous electric vehicles. Continue reading
“Opioids” was once a medical term to describe drugs associated with pain relief but has since become a part of the every day American vernacular.
High profile celebrity deaths and the sheer volume of opioids being consumed each day have propelled these powerful drugs into the spotlight and caught the attention of the mainstream media. Continue reading
