Uncategorized Things you should know 21 Jun 201912 May 2019 Deadline to submit pay data to EEOC extended A federal court judge has granted the EEOC's request to extend the deadline for employers to report equal pay data (known as…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 7 Jun 201912 May 2019 Anti-retaliation provisions of electronic record-keeping rule survives employer challenge An Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) administrative law judge's decision to reject two defenses offered by the U.S. Postal…
Uncategorized Ten most dangerous jobs 3 Jun 201912 May 2019 Going by the sheer number of on-the-job deaths, the truck drivers and sales drivers classification was by far the most dangerous, accounting for nearly 1,000 (987) deaths in 2017. However,…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 6 May 20198 Apr 2019 2020 budget proposal President Trump's proposed budget calls for a $300,000 increase in the agency's budget, but includes an increase of almost $4 million for safety enforcement and workplace inspections and the…
Uncategorized PPE and women: 13 do’s and don’ts 1 May 20198 Apr 2019 The recent cancellation by NASA of the highly publicized first-ever all-woman spacewalk is a good reminder of the importance of proper fitting PPE. Even with extensive training on the ground,…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 8 Apr 201919 Mar 2019 "Good-faith" employers get grace period to comply on crane operator documentation requirements The requirement that employers must evaluate their operators before allowing them to operate cranes independently is being enforced,…
Uncategorized More than 60,000 employers submit data not required by OSHA 25 Mar 201919 Mar 2019 General confusion surrounding OSHA's electronic record-keeping rule may spell trouble for some employers that voluntarily submitted data even though they are not regulated by the rule. Although the "courtesy" submissions…
Uncategorized The daunting challenge of maintaining a drug-free workplace 20 Mar 201919 Mar 2019 With a national opioid crisis that defies holistic solutions, the legalization of medicinal marijuana in more than 30 states and recreational marijuana in 10 states, increases in deadly overdoses in…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 6 Mar 201917 Feb 2019 Maximum penalty of repeat or willful violation rises to $132,598 The cost of non-compliance is on the rise with the annual adjustment for inflation, effective January 24, 2019. The chart below shows…
Uncategorized OSHA: 2018 enforcement facts and what to watch for in 2019 20 Feb 201917 Feb 2019 What happened in 2018 A recent webinar by Conn Maciel Carey L.L.P., a Washington-based law firm, took a look at OSHA enforcement action in 2018 with surprising results: Despite expectations…
