Human Resources… OSHA’s top 10 most cited violations for FY 2016 28 Nov 201620 Nov 2016 While year after year OSHA's top ten most frequently cited standards remain relatively unchanged, they provide important insight into OSHA's focus on certain hazards, as well as areas that employers…
Human Resources… HR Tip: Understanding the role of employees in automated systems 23 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 While more and more tasks are being automated, which helps to avoid human error, employees still need to monitor how well the automated system is operating. There are usually more…
Human Resources… HR Tip: Incivility at work begets incivility to co-workers: study 18 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 Lack of civil behavior in the workplace can cause employees to experience mental fatigue and strike back, with negative consequences for employees' well-being and companies' bottom-lines, according to a study…
OSHA… OSHA watch 14 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 Labor-law compliance pre-assessment now available to federal contractors The Department of Labor offers labor-law compliance pre-assessments to all current or prospective federal contractors to help them meet new disclosure requirements…
Human Resources… Legal Corner 9 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 FMLA Bully manager terminated after FMLA leave loses suit A manager for Tyson Foods with a long history of progressive discipline for bullying subordinates was terminated after he intimidated and…
Risk Management… Q & A: Experience Modification Factor 7 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 While insurance companies now have more tools to determine the pricing of a workers' comp policy, the Experience Modification Factor (mod) remains a factor in the pricing determination and impacts…
Human Resources… Things you should know 4 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 First official rating values for 2017 from NCCI - Missouri The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) announced the split point for Missouri will be $16,500 - only $500…