Uncategorized Things you should know 26 Dec 20167 Dec 2016 Workers' Comp benefits decline while employer costs rise Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs provides comprehensive data on workers' compensation benefits, coverage, and employer costs for the nation, the states,…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 21 Dec 201620 Nov 2016 ADA Truck company's sleep study requirement based on driver BMI upheld by eighth circuit court The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit allowed Crete Carrier Corporation's driver sleep…
Uncategorized Tips to address the most common workplace injury – hearing loss 19 Dec 20167 Dec 2016 A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that work-related hearing loss is the most common work injury and over 22 million workers a year are…
Uncategorized Looking ahead to 2017 in Workers’ Compensation 16 Dec 20167 Dec 2016 It's been a very healthy workers' comp market for employers in many states. Those with favorable loss and exposure profiles are renewing with flat or reduced rates. A notable exception…
Uncategorized Things you should know 14 Dec 20167 Dec 2016 DOL overtime rule on hold In late September 2016, 21 states led by Texas and Nevada, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, challenged the new…
Uncategorized HR Tip: Significant decisions for federal contractors and subcontractors 12 Dec 201620 Nov 2016 Federal contractors may be celebrating the recent ruling by a federal court blocking the blacklisting rule, but lamenting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) announcement that starting March 2018, it…
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 OSHA’s top 10 most cited violations for FY 2016 28 Nov 201620 Nov 2016 While year after year OSHA's top ten most frequently cited standards remain relatively unchanged, they provide important insight into OSHA's focus on certain hazards, as well as areas that employers…
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 HR Tip: Incivility at work begets incivility to co-workers: study 18 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 Lack of civil behavior in the workplace can cause employees to experience mental fatigue and strike back, with negative consequences for employees' well-being and companies' bottom-lines, according to a study…
