Uncategorized HR Tip: Landmark rulings overturn three NLRB major decisions 30 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled three major decisions from the Obama administration: Valley Hospital Medical Center - December 16, 2019 Under this ruling employers no longer must…
Uncategorized Watch out for 20 costly workers’ comp mistakes in 2020: Part Two (11-20) 28 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 Part 2 For many employers, workers' comp was a bright spot in 2019. Rates were low, workplaces continue to be safer, and the industry made significant strides in controlling opioids.…
Uncategorized Watch out for 20 costly workers’ comp mistakes in 2020: Part One (1 – 10) 23 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 For many employers, workers' comp was a bright spot in 2019. Rates were low, workplaces continue to be safer, and the industry made significant strides in controlling opioids. Yet, there…
Uncategorized Pennsylvania – First state ruling on termination for medical marijuana 22 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 In Pamela Palmiter v. Commonwealth Health Systems Inc. et al, the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County in Scranton held that a worker terminated for her medical marijuana use can…
Uncategorized Culture Issues: Having a Good Culture is More than being OSHA & HR Compliant (Benchmarking Your Culture) 21 Jan 20201 Oct 2020 "If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it." - Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin). Sure, you can think you’re improving something, but unless you know what the problem was…
Uncategorized Culture Issues: Accountability When it Comes to Job Performance 16 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 Close your eyes and imagine you’re the manager of a professional baseball team, it’s Game 7, bottom of the ninth, two outs, your team is up 3-2 with the tying…
Uncategorized OSHA alert: Form 300A deadlines approaching 15 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 This month, all employers required to keep Form 300, the Injury and Illness Log, should be reviewing the Log to verify that entries are complete and accurate and correcting any…
Uncategorized Things you should know 14 Jan 202018 Dec 2019 BLS report on injuries and illnesses Nonfatal occupational illnesses and injuries held steady in 2018 at 2.8 per 100 workers, marking the first time since 2009 that they did not…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 9 Jan 202018 Dec 2019 ADA Lawsuit alleging wrongful termination because perceived-as disabled reinstated In Paula E. Babb v. Maryville Anesthesiologists P.C., a nurse anesthesiologist contends that Tennessee-based Maryville Anesthesiologists P.C., fired her because it thought…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 7 Jan 202018 Dec 2019 Few changes in Fall 2019 regulatory agenda The Department of Labor's regulatory agenda, released Nov. 20, has few changes from the Spring agenda. Final rule stage Added to the final rule…
