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Corporations face Green Litigation
Attorney Jennifer Taggart practices law in the areas of environmental compliance and litigation. It is a new day, as her practice involves helping her clients wade through consumer product labeling rules and other consumer protection rules. Before becoming an attorney, Ms. Taggart worked as a compliance environmental engineer. Anymore, she has found many more environmental attorneys on the Internet than ever before. For the business owner, he must consider what it means to see the trend of hundreds of environmental-savvy attorneys lining up. It is obvious that litigation is coming from a brand new level.
We already know about Sick Building Syndrome where employees are made sick, but there is a newer version of Sick Building Syndrome. It is known as Building Related Illness (BRI). SBS is a grave health condition when the building is characterized as hazardous to all employees inside. BRI is a rare event so far, but everyone now understands that Sick Building Syndrome is a major threat to every employee and employer. BRI does not require several sick people to come forth like SBS. It is "personalized," meaning that it now only takes ONE SICK PERSON to cause a legal claim, and force your company into court and a lengthy litigation battle.
While most litigation will go after the big environmental issues, be advised that there will be a serious rise in BRI type lawsuits. Frankly, some people are more susceptible to negative influences than others. 99% of people may be just fine in the building, but one may not. It now only takes one that can make a lawsuit.
No one expects a lawsuit and generally believes that it will happen to them, but once it is started, it is too late to correct the cause of the suit. Lawsuits in civil court are primarily about "Money," and you will find no mercy and no relief from the problems it causes. The random nature of these lawsuits means that it no one is safe, and it could be you next. There is no way to predict which company will be the next victim of an expensive lawsuit.
The best approach is called "Litigation Mitigation," which means you actively eliminate the potential risks before they have a chance to occur. Secondly, get proactive by demanding that your janitorial service is Green Clean certified. It is not enough to have a service that simply replaces old non-green products for new green products. Green cleaning is both technique and product to be effective.
It makes sense to include a demand in all cleaning contracts requiring the workforce to have training and certification in Green cleaning principles. With the flood of issues that can impact an office or company, why would anyone employ a service that thinks that their job ends with shiny floors or dusted shelves?
Green Clean Institute offers simple training programs for Green Clean certification. Since no one wants to invite a lawsuit for failing to provide a Green clean office, it falls to the quality and expertise of the janitorial service to protect your company from yet another litigation risk.
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Green Clean Institute offers the only federal trademark training for green clean certification for janitorial services. In this evironmentally-aware age, green clean services have become a huge demand by companies everywhere.
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