Uncategorized Legal Corner 26 Apr 201719 Mar 2017 ADA Case to watch: Do employers have to offer disabled employees reassignment to another job if there are more qualified candidates? In December, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 24 Apr 201722 Apr 2017 Silica safety standard for construction industry delayed The crystalline silica standard that applies to the construction industry, which was scheduled to go into effect June 23, 2017, has been delayed…
Uncategorized Protect yourself: Every employer needs to understand the Borrowed Servant Doctrine 3 Apr 201719 Mar 2017 Temp and contingent workers and "lent" employees are becoming a permanent fixture in an economy where employees crave flexibility, labor competition is fierce, technological skills are in high demand, and…
Uncategorized Things You Should Know 29 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 EEOC issues guidance on mental health discrimination and reasonable accommodations A resource document titled "Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights," is now available…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 24 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 ADA Severe obesity claim of discrimination can proceed A bus driver of the Chicago Transit Authority sought to return from an extended medical leave and was cleared through a fitness…
Uncategorized Things you should know 19 Mar 2017 ACP latest medical guideline to discourage opioids for treatment of low back pain A new low-back pain treatment guideline from the American College of Physicians (ACP) is the latest to…
Uncategorized Top 10 Workplace Trends in 2017 15 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 Performance Management tops the list The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) asked its members - who study workplace issues of critical relevance to business, like talent management, coaching,…
Uncategorized Pressure to meet earnings expectations negatively impacts worker safety 3 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 New research in the Journal of Accounting and Economics, "Earnings expectations and employee safety" examined the relation between workplace safety and managers' attempts to meet earnings expectations. The finding: significantly…
Uncategorized New report weighs in on marijuana’s health benefits – nearly 100 conclusions 24 Feb 201719 Feb 2017 A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a rigorous review of scientific research published since 1999 about the health impacts of cannabis and cannabis-derived…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 16 Jan 20177 Dec 2016 Anti-retaliation provisions effective now The enforcement of anti-retaliation provisions in the injury and illness tracking rule went into effect December 1, after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District…