Uncategorized Holiday parties: proceed with caution 7 Dec 20167 Dec 2016 As the season for holiday office parties approaches, it's important for employers planning parties to take steps to minimize liabilities, including workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, and third party injuries. While…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized Do’s and Don’ts of incident report writing 21 Oct 201626 Sep 2016 When an incident, accident, injury, or near miss occurs in the workplace, the first steps are to provide medical care to the injured person and secure the accident scene. Then…
Uncategorized 6 Communication Techniques to Overcoming Workplace Safety Obstacles 14 Jul 201614 Jul 2016 Motivating employees to make substantive changes in workplace practices or in their health behaviors is no easy task. While many managers are adept at conveying compliance information, the most effective…
