Month: January 2025

Conn Maciel Carey LLP Promotes Beeta Lashkari to Partner in National OSHA Practice

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Conn Maciel Carey LLP (CMC), a boutique law firm with national practices in labor and employment, workplace safety (OSHA and MSHA), and litigation, is pleased to announce that Beeta Lashkari has been elevated to Partner.

Ms. Lashkari is a trusted advisor to clients on OSHA regulatory compliance, including hazard communication, process safety management, combustible dust, and machine guarding, among other critical areas. She also leads safety and health compliance audits, offering tailored evaluations to improve workplace safety. Her sophisticated advocacy during OSHA rulemaking and her meticulous review of workplace policies reflect her deep value to industry.

Ms. Lashkari advises and represents clients in a broad range of inspections, investigations, and enforcement actions, including those led by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), and state and local regulators.

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Announcing Conn Maciel Carey’s 2025 MSHA Webinar Series

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Following the closely watched and highly anticipated 2024 presidential election, President Trump will again take office in the White House, assuming control of the Executive Branch. As his second term begins, he and his deputies will oversee the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). After years of active rulemaking and enforcement from MSHA under President Biden, the industry is eager to see what this iteration of the agency will look like over the next four years. While MSHA will have new leadership, priorities, and direction, its core mission will remain unchanged: to regulate the nation’s mining industry and to complete its mandatory inspections for all surface and underground operations.

Although many details remain unclear, MSHA will inevitably continue its inspection and enforcement activities. As such, now is an opportune time to reflect on the key lessons learned from MSHA in recent years and, more importantly, to evaluate what we can expect from the agency over the next four years under President Trump’s leadership. Join us as we explore the latest policies, compliance strategies, and practical tools to help your organization maintain safety and compliance in the dynamic mining industry.
 
Conn Maciel Carey’s complimentary 2025 MSHA Webinar Series, which includes monthly programs (sometimes more often) put on by the MSHA-specialist attorneys in the firm’s national MSHA Practice Group is designed to give employers insight into developments at MSHA during this period of unpredictability and significant change. To register for an individual webinar in the series, click on the link in the program description below, or to register for the entire 2025 series, click here to send us an email request so we can get you registered.  If you missed any of our past programs from the MSHA Webinar Series, here is a link to a library of webinar recordings.  If your organization or association would benefit from an exclusive program presented by our team on any of the subjects in this year’s webinar series or any other important MSHA-related topic, please do not hesitate to contact us. Continue reading →