Uncategorized OSHA Update 7 Nov 201827 Oct 2018 Walking/Working Surfaces Rule - important deadline approaching, enforcement lessons Falls are one of the leading causes of serious injury and death in the workplace. Approximately 20 percent of the workplace…
Uncategorized Safety risks soar with workforce shortage 29 Oct 201827 Oct 2018 The USG U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI) is a quarterly economic index designed to gauge the outlook for, and resulting confidence in, the commercial construction industry. While…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 17 Oct 201823 Sep 2018 ADA Failure to accommodate is costly for employers In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Linda K. Atkins v. Dolgencorp L.L.C., dba Dollar General Corp., a federal appeals court affirmed a jury…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 12 Oct 201823 Sep 2018 Compliance date for parts of general industry beryllium standard delayed The compliance date for certain ancillary provisions in the beryllium standard for general industry is extended to December 12, 2018.…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 19 Sep 201815 Aug 2018 Proposed changes to recordkeeping rule According to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the proposed changes would rescind "the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 29 Aug 201815 Aug 2018 Limited extension of the compliance dates for Beryllium Standard A proposed rule to extend the compliance date for "certain ancillary requirements of the general industry beryllium standard" from March 12…
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 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 Update: July 1 deadline for OSHA 300-A electronic data submission 27 Jun 2018 Employers can now begin to electronically report their Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Form 300A data to OSHA. All covered establishments must submit the information by July 1, 2018. Remember, not…
