On January 16, federal OSHA announced new maximum citation penalties based on inflationary adjustments. States with a federally-approved plan must adopt at least these levels.

The new penalties may be assessed immediately.

Type of violation Penalty
 Serious other-than-serious posting requirements   US$14,502 per violation
Failure to abate   US$14,502 per day beyond the abatement date
Willful or repeated   US$145,027 per violation


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Advance Notice By-Law 2.0

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Canada | February 20, 2025

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More termination clause drama in Ontario

An Ontario court has delivered yet another unfortunate termination clause decision.

Canada | February 20, 2025

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Canada’s Advanced Examination for Green Technologies

With the suspension of the USPTO’s Climate Change Mitigation Pilot, the Canadian Advanced Examination for Green Technologies mechanism can be used to accelerate examination for a corresponding Canadian application, which can then generate a work product usable for expediting examination in various patent offices around the world using the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), reducing the time from patent application filing to grant.

Canada | February 19, 2025

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