Uncategorized Legal Corner 22 Jun 20183 Jun 2018 ADA Multi-month leave not required in 7th Circuit states - Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a 7th Circuit decision that the ADA doesn't…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 18 Jun 20183 Jun 2018 Silica safety enforcement ramped up at construction sites Since compliance requirements took effect Sept. 23, 2017, there have been 116 alleged silica violations at companies as of April 17, a…
Uncategorized The many lives of an OSHA violation 4 Jun 20181 Jun 2018 Last month in the article, Court decision: OSHA not legally bound by five-year look back for repeat violations, we discussed the number of ways a repeat violation can be harmful…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 23 May 20186 May 2018 ADA Employer takes proper steps to win approval of terminating employee taking opioids In Sloan v. Repacorp, Inc. (S.D. Ohio February 27, 2018), an employee who worked 10% - 20%…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 21 May 20186 May 2018 Enforcement of the Beryllium Standard begins May 11 Enforcement of the final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium in general, construction, and shipyard industries begins on May 11, 2018. Local…
Uncategorized Court decision: OSHA not legally bound by five-year look back for repeat violations 14 May 20186 May 2018 A recent court decision indefinitely extending the time limitation for OSHA to assess repeat violations has serious implications for employers. The case, Triumph Construction Corp. v. Sec. of Labor, involved…
Uncategorized OSHA Inspectors ordered to crack down on employers who failed to electronically file 6 May 2018 With much confusion surrounding the rule, a little more than a third of workplaces that were required to electronically file their 2016 Form 300A did not file the reports. The…
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 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…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 5 Mar 201828 Feb 2018 Civil penalties increase to adjust for inflation OSHA is required to annually adjust civil penalties under a 2015 law that significantly increased the maximum penalties allowed for violations. In January,…
