According to a recent Associated Press article appearing in The Houston Sun, Attorney General Eric Holder has called for Congress to act to create new hate crime laws in order to stop what he called “violence masquerading as political activism.”  See, Margasak, Larry and Devlin Barrett (AP), “AG Holder Urges New Hate Crimes Law,” The Houston Sun, Vol.26, No.30, 6/16/09, p. 1.  As stated in the article, the AG’s call for Congress to act came as a civil rights coalition said there has been a surge in white supremacist activity since the election of the first African-American president and the economic downturn.  In making his comments, AG Holder cited separate attacks over a two-week period that killed a young soldier in Little Rock, an abortion provider in Wichita and a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.  The violence, Holder said, “reminds us of the potential threat posed by violent extremists and the tragedy that ensues when reasoned discourse is replaced by armed confrontation.”  As reported in the article, Holder said that to stop such violence, Congress should pass an updated version of hate crimes legislation in order to more effectively prosecute those who commit violent attacks based on gender, disability or sexual orientation.  The growing number of hate crimes against Latinos also shows the need for tougher laws, Holder reportedly said. 

Whether hate crimes and injuries resulting from hate based violence occur in Beaumont, Dallas, Houston or elsewhere, hate crime victims may contact law enforcement and also an attorney or lawyer to determine if a hate crime or personal injury lawsuit may ultimately be appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential hate crime claim.

In a June 18, 2009 Department of Labor OSHA Regional News Release, the U.S. Department of Labor (”DOL”) announced that over the last 16 months, compliance officers from the DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (”OSHA”) have made nine visits to Mississippi companies where employees may be exposed to potential dust hazards.  According to the DOL News Release, the result has been 67 citations for workplace safety and health violations, with 88% categorized as willful, serious, repeat or failure to abate.  The visits are part of the agency’s ongoing National Emphasis Program to reduce employees’ exposure to combustible dust hazards.  Industries affected by the emphasis program reportedly include: agriculture, chemical, textile, forest products, wastewater treatment, metal processing, paper processing, pharmaceutical and metal, paper and plastic recycling.  Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA’s role is to assure healthful working conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, outreach and education.  For more information in this regard, visit www.osha.gov .

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