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 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 Things you should know 16 Mar 201828 Feb 2018 Cell phone users twice as likely to be involved in a crash - study The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety compared drivers' odds of crash involvement when using a cell…
Uncategorized OSHA and EEOC regulatory updates and enforcement stats on first year of Trump administration 28 Feb 201828 Feb 2018 OSHA Rule and policy status Maximum penalties for violations increased to adjust for inflation as of Jan. 2, 2018.OSHA is required to annually adjust civil penalties under a 2015 law…
Uncategorized Things you should know 16 Feb 201828 Feb 2018 Fatal work injuries reach highest level since 2008 Workplace fatalities increased for the third year in a row in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, rising to…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 12 Feb 201814 Jan 2018 FMLA Employee can be terminated for unexcused absences while entitled to FMLA absences In Bertig v. Julia Ribaudo Healthcare Group, a nurse was certified for FMLA leave for cancer and…
Uncategorized What to expect in 2018 24 Jan 201812 Jan 2018 In today's fast-moving business environment and volatile political atmosphere, nothing stays the same for very long, including Workers' Compensation. Here are 18 ongoing trends and emerging issues to watch in…
Uncategorized Things you should know 19 Jan 201818 Dec 2017 Temp workers file lost-time claims twice as often: study Temporary workers file lost-workday claims about twice as often as permanent workers, according to a recent study from the Washington State…
Uncategorized Things you should know 22 Dec 20178 Nov 2017 NCCI published a large set of changes to the Basic Manual While many of the changes are minor, such as replacing "insured" with "employer," here are some you should know:…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 18 Dec 201718 Dec 2017 ADA Another court decision scales back right to take more leave after exhausting FMLA Last month, we reported on the 7th US Circuit Appeals decision in the Severson case. That…
