Uncategorized OSHA watch 30 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 Guidance on distancing Recent guidance focuses on strategies to implement social distancing in the workplace. Spanish version. It urges employers to isolate workers showing symptoms of coronavirus until they can go home…
Uncategorized Highlights of the 2020 NCCI Symposium: focus on what coronavirus means for the workers’ comp industry 23 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 Each year, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which gathers data, analyzes industry trends and legislation and prepares insurance rate and loss cost recommendations holds an Issues Symposium. Needless…
Uncategorized Ten costly mistakes when reopening and operating a business during COVID-19 18 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 These challenging times are a stress test for all companies. Survival mode is not sufficient. What's needed is an ability to lead employees through the crisis, absorb and respond to…
Uncategorized OSHA changes course again on recording of COVID-19 cases and increases onsite inspections 17 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 OSHA's shifting guidance has employers' heads spinning. For the third time since the onset of the pandemic, OSHA has issued guidance about recording COVID-19 cases. In March, it sent a…
Uncategorized Coronavirus, Workers’ Compensation and legislative updates 16 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 Like everything else the pandemic touches, the regulatory and legislative actions related to COVID-19 are a work in progress and continue to evolve. Workers' Compensation Presumptive coverage Governors and state…
Uncategorized Things you should know 4 Jun 202014 May 2020 Medical payments per comp claim rise: WCRI Medical payments per workers compensation claim increased in most states in 2018 after a period of relative stability, according to studies of 18…
Uncategorized HR Tip: EEOC issues updated Covid-19 Technical Assistance Publication 26 May 202014 May 2020 The publication, "What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws" expands on a previous publication that focused on the ADA and Rehabilitation…
Uncategorized Coronavirus and OSHA: important updates 21 May 202014 May 2020 Backtracks on recordability of COVID- 19 Interim guidance reversed previous guidance that COVID-19 transmission in the workplace would be considered a recordable injury. Under the new guidance, the recordability of COVID-19…
Uncategorized COVID-19: Returning to workplace checklist 18 May 202014 May 2020 Employers face a daunting task as they craft new and revised policies for the "new normal" as employees start to return to work onsite. Not only do they have to…
Uncategorized Coronavirus and Workers’ Compensation: important updates 15 May 202014 May 2020 Regulatory and legislative activity In response to COVID-19, there have been a host of changes to state laws, either through legislative or executive action, relating to presumptive coverage, telehealth, utilization…