Uncategorized Culture Issues: Having a Good Culture is More than being OSHA & HR Compliant (Benchmarking Your Culture) 21 Jan 20201 Oct 2020 "If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it." - Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin). Sure, you can think you’re improving something, but unless you know what the problem was…
Uncategorized Workplace safety: an untapped tool to attract and retain skilled workers 26 Dec 201918 Dec 2019 It's easy for employers to be complacent about Workers' Compensation when rates are declining and workplaces are safer overall. There are more pressing business matters in today's competitive market, such…
Uncategorized Things you should know 24 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 Soap more effective than hand sanitizers in combatting flu Researchers from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine found that ethanol-based sanitizers can take up to four minutes to disinfect hands…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 ADA Adverse employment action cannot be motivated by associational disability claim The association provision of the ADA does not require employers to reasonably accommodate nondisabled employees so that they may…
Uncategorized HR Tip: Managers are key to culture issues – how to avoid a toxic workplace 12 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 In today's competitive marketplace, it's distressing to hear that one in two workers have seriously thought about leaving their current job. A recent report by the Society for Human Resource…
Uncategorized Early workplace injuries predictor of frequent filers 5 Dec 201930 Nov 2019 Workers injured in the first six months of their employment are more than twice as likely to have three or more lost-time injuries during their duration of employment than other…
Uncategorized The new overtime rule and workers’ compensation 3 Dec 201930 Nov 2019 The Labor Department estimates that the new overtime rule, which takes effect January 1, 2020, will affect 1.3 million workers. The new rule raises the minimum salary threshold from $455…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 21 Nov 20195 Nov 2019 Proposed revisions to Beryllium Standards for Construction and Shipyards finalized The June 27, 2017 proposal to revise the construction and shipyards standards was finalized on September 30. A news release notes the…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 Nov 20195 Nov 2019 ADA Inflexible maximum leave policy leads to $550,000 settlement Delaware-based Connections CSP provides services in correctional and other state facilities. The EEOC determined the company fired people with disabilities who…
Uncategorized HR Tip: Employees cannot decline FMLA leave even when a collective bargaining agreement says otherwise 14 Nov 20195 Nov 2019 In March 2019, the DOL issued an opinion letter that neither an employee nor an employer may decline FMLA leave when an eligible employee is absent for an FMLA-qualifying reason.…
