Uncategorized Legal Corner 25 Jul 201811 Nov 2018 ADA Employee with mental illness can be terminated for inappropriate conduct In Medina v. Berwyn South School District 100, N.D. Ill., a school district employer that terminated an administrative employee…
Uncategorized Things you should know 20 Jul 201827 Jun 2018 US Supreme Court upholds use of class action waivers in arbitration agreements In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that employers can force workers to use individual arbitration instead…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 16 Jul 201827 Jun 2018 Long-awaited proposed rules to clarify crane operator requirements issued A proposed rule was published in the May 21 Federal Register. The rule drops the requirement (which never went into effect)…
Uncategorized HR Tip: Study: Engaged employees have fewer accidents and lower absenteeism 11 Jul 201827 Jun 2018 The 2017 Gallup Report, State of the American Workplace, corroborates past studies that engaged employees are measurably more productive and profitable, safer, healthier, more loyal, and less likely to leave…
Uncategorized Top reasons for serious workplace injuries and large workers’ comp losses 6 Jul 201827 Jun 2018 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index Produced annually, the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index identifies the leading causes of the most disabling non-fatal workplace injuries (resulting in six or more days…
Uncategorized Things you should know 27 Jun 20183 Jun 2018 Workplace deaths rise and workplace violence is now the second-leading cause According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data cited in the AFL-CIO's 2018 edition of Death on the Job: The…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 18 Jun 20183 Jun 2018 Silica safety enforcement ramped up at construction sites Since compliance requirements took effect Sept. 23, 2017, there have been 116 alleged silica violations at companies as of April 17, a…
Uncategorized In the aftermath of an injury or death, know what to say 8 Jun 20181 Jun 2018 The collapse of a new fiberglass railing, one day after it was installed in a New York City subway tunnel, sent a 23-year-old worker to his death. The NYC Transit…
Uncategorized Overcoming the opioid crisis in the workplace 30 May 20181 Jun 2018 The national crisis of the misuse of and addiction to opioids echoes in the workplace every day. A National Safety Council (NSC) poll, estimates that over one-quarter of the U.S.…
Uncategorized Things you should know 25 May 20186 May 2018 New disability claim procedures effective April 1 The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) new procedures for processing disability claims took effect April 1. Employer-sponsored plans that deal with disability claims…
