Uncategorized OSHA alert – Recordkeeping changes 29 Jan 201812 Jan 2018 OSHA Form 300A posting deadline February 1, 2018 This month, all employers required to keep Form 300, the Injury and Illness Log, should be reviewing the Log to verify that…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 10 Jan 201811 Jan 2018 Deadline for electronic injury, illness reports was Dec. 31, next date is Jul 1, 2018 OSHA delayed the OSHA 300A upload compliance date until Dec. 31, 2017 for employers to electronically submit…
Uncategorized OSHA news 19 Dec 201719 Dec 2017 Deadline for electronic injury, illness reports was Dec. 15 now Dec. 31. OSHA delayed reporting requirement until Dec. 31 for employers to electronically submit injury and illness data. The agency's…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 15 Nov 201727 Oct 2017 Preliminary list of top ten violations includes Fall Protection - Training Requirements for first time While the preliminary list of the Top 10 violations for Fiscal Year 2017 remains largely…
Uncategorized HR Tip: Enforcement of joint employer liability for temporary worker safety remains strong 10 Nov 201727 Oct 2017 While OSHA has moved away from an enforcement-based strategy on many initiatives, OSHA's deputy director of the Directorate of Enforcement Programs made it clear at a recent conference that the…
Uncategorized 4 Oct 201710 Sep 2017 EEOC ordered to reconsider wellness rules The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC's) rules about the fees employers can assess workers who do not participate in wellness programs were ruled arbitrary…
Uncategorized Things you should know 6 Sep 201710 Aug 2017 Return to work more likely with less-invasive back surgery A recent study of 364 Ohio workers diagnosed with degenerative spinal stenosis who underwent back surgery found that those who underwent…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 1 Sep 201710 Aug 2017 FMLA Appeals court overturns jury verdict in favor of employer In Cassandra Woods, Tina Hinton v. START Treatment & Recovery Centers Inc., Addiction Research and Treatment Corp, the 2nd U.S.…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 28 Aug 201710 Aug 2017 Temporary enforcement policy on monorail hoists in construction Employers whose monorail hoists fail to comply with requirements in the Crane and Derricks in Construction Standard will not be issued citations…
Uncategorized The quandary of legal pot and workers’ compensation deepens 18 Aug 201710 Aug 2017 Now that 28 states have legalized the medical and/or recreational use of marijuana, employers are struggling with zero tolerance policies, pre-employment drug testing, employee drug testing, discrimination suits, and general…
