Uncategorized OSHA watch 23 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Enforcement of the Beryllium standard delayed two months To ensure that stakeholders understand their obligations and there is time to provide consistent instruction to inspectors, the enforcement date of the…
Uncategorized HR Tip: ABA’s summary of 2017 FMLA cases 20 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 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 Prequalifying your business can be money in the bank 18 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Companies are constantly looking for ways to give themselves a competitive advantage. Often times, it's their Experience Modification Factor (MOD). It's easy to overlook since employers tend to be somewhat…
Uncategorized OSHA’s removal of the term “unexpected energization” from the LOTO standard likely to lead to more citations 16 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Under the Obama administration, OSHA began an effort under the Standards Improvement Project 4 to fix minor, noncontroversial issues in several existing regulations, including the lockout/tagout regulation. While these issues…
Uncategorized Getting LOTO wrong is costly: Here’s how to get it right 13 Apr 2018 Many companies believe they are in compliance with OSHA's Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard; yet, it is one of the most difficult to comply with and is the number five violation in…
Uncategorized Things you should know 16 Mar 201828 Feb 2018 Cell phone users twice as likely to be involved in a crash - study The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety compared drivers' odds of crash involvement when using a cell…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 12 Mar 201828 Feb 2018 ADA Six-month leave upheld by United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit In Billups v. Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, an Utility Service Technician II suffered a shoulder injury and received…
Uncategorized HR Tip: Less stringent test for intern pay adopted by DOL 9 Mar 201828 Feb 2018 On Jan. 5, the Department of Labor (DOL) introduced a less stringent test to determine whether employers must pay their interns at least a minimum wage and overtime. The new…
Uncategorized Trends in combatting abuse and fraud in Workers’ Compensation 2 Mar 201828 Feb 2018 Fraud or abuse that might not reach the legal requirements for criminal sanctions happens in all aspects of the Workers' Comp system. There's employee fraud, employer fraud, health provider fraud,…
Uncategorized OSHA and EEOC regulatory updates and enforcement stats on first year of Trump administration 28 Feb 201828 Feb 2018 OSHA Rule and policy status Maximum penalties for violations increased to adjust for inflation as of Jan. 2, 2018.OSHA is required to annually adjust civil penalties under a 2015 law…
