--- title: "February 2019" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/feb-2019" date: "2026-06-03T08:25:26+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # February 2019 ## [DRONES NOW BEING USED BY OSHA](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=557:drones-now-being-used-by-osha&catid=180) April 01, 2020 | [February 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=180) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) started using drones during 2018, although the number of inspections in which drones have been used is relatively small. Use of the drones by OSHA is likely to expand, but currently are most often used following accidents at work sites considered too dangerous for OSHA inspectors to enter. … [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=557:drones-now-being-used-by-osha&catid=180) ## [White Worker Gets Trial for Harassment from Being Called "Redneck/Hillbilly"](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=556:white-worker-trial-harassment-redneck-hillbilly&catid=180) April 01, 2020 | [February 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=180) We all know that there are certain "buzz words" that often lead to harassment issues and problems. Most of the buzz words are those used in harassment cases brought by minorities and females. In a recent Georgia case, however, a white employee brought a harassment/retaliation case because of such a buzz word allegedly used against white employees. Bland… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=556:white-worker-trial-harassment-redneck-hillbilly&catid=180) ## [APPEALS COURT ADOPTS OBAMA NLRB JOINT EMPLOYER STANDARD](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=555:appeals-court-adopts-obama-nlrb-joint-employer-standard&catid=180) April 01, 2020 | [February 2019](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=180) Joint employment has probably been the most talked and written about subject in labor and employment law circles in recent years. It is so important that both the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Department of Labor (DOL) are attempting to draft regulatory definitions. 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