Uncategorized Legislative update 5 Jul 201728 Jun 2017 OSHA delays electronic record-keeping rule, but anti-retaliation provisions remain OSHA announced on its website on May 17 that it "is not accepting electronic submissions at this time and intends to…
Uncategorized Things you should know 26 Jun 201720 May 2017 Attention motor carriers: "Roadcheck" annual event - June 6 - 8 Nearly three times more roadside inspections take place during the 72 hours on June 6 - 8 than on…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 21 Jun 201720 May 2017 ADA EEOC settles first direct challenge to employer wellness program The EEOC's first lawsuit directly challenging an employer's wellness program-filed in 2014- was against Orion Energy Systems. The company had…
Uncategorized Things you should know 29 May 201722 Apr 2017 Opioid abuse rises with length of prescription According to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the risk of opioid abuse rises with lengthy prescriptions. If…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 24 May 201722 Apr 2017 Workers' Compensation Worker has right to obtain medical report from doctor of his choice - California In Davis v. WCAB (City of Modesto), Davis filed two workers' compensation claims stating…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 May 201722 Apr 2017 ADA Jury verdict for needle-phobic pharmacist overturned In Christopher Stevens v. Rite Aid Corp. et al. a federal appeals court overturned a $1.8 million jury verdict and ruled Rite-Aid did…
Uncategorized HR Tip: ABA’s summary of 2016 FMLA cases 15 May 201722 Apr 2017 Every February, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a comprehensive report of FMLA decisions handed down by the federal courts in the previous year. This…
Uncategorized Seven in ten employers impacted by employee prescription drug use 10 May 201722 Apr 2017 Seventy-one percent of U.S. employers say drug use among employees has impacted their business, but only 19% of them have comprehensive workplace drug policies in place, according to a survey…
Uncategorized Five ways employers derail claims with poor medical choices 5 May 201722 Apr 2017 "An injured employee treated by the wrong medical provider is like a stripped down "to save money" fire policy with more exclusions than inclusions. Right doctor. Right time. Right treatment.…
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…
