Uncategorized Things you should know 30 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 NCCI report: National Medicare Set Asides and Workers Compensation: 2018 Update A new report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), Medicare Set Asides and Workers Compensation: 2018 Update…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 25 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 FMLA Adverse actions shortly after medical leave spell trouble for employer In Schram v. Dow Corning Corp., E.D. Mich., while traveling for business a long-term employee was accidentally struck on…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 23 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Enforcement of the Beryllium standard delayed two months To ensure that stakeholders understand their obligations and there is time to provide consistent instruction to inspectors, the enforcement date of the…
Uncategorized HR Tip: ABA’s summary of 2017 FMLA cases 20 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Every February, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a comprehensive report of FMLA decisions handed down by the federal courts in the previous year. This…
Uncategorized Prequalifying your business can be money in the bank 18 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Companies are constantly looking for ways to give themselves a competitive advantage. Often times, it's their Experience Modification Factor (MOD). It's easy to overlook since employers tend to be somewhat…
Uncategorized OSHA’s removal of the term “unexpected energization” from the LOTO standard likely to lead to more citations 16 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Under the Obama administration, OSHA began an effort under the Standards Improvement Project 4 to fix minor, noncontroversial issues in several existing regulations, including the lockout/tagout regulation. While these issues…
Uncategorized Getting LOTO wrong is costly: Here’s how to get it right 13 Apr 2018 Many companies believe they are in compliance with OSHA's Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard; yet, it is one of the most difficult to comply with and is the number five violation in…
