Uncategorized Things you should know 19 Jul 2016 Tennessee Opt-Out Bill is dead for 2016 Tennessee House Consumer Affairs Committee cancelled a hearing related to proposed workers' compensation Opt Out legislation, and took the bill off "notice". That…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 Jul 2016 ADA Requiring employee to submit to a fitness exam without showing a job-related reason for exam violated ADA Eight months after receiving complaints through an anonymous letter that co-workers feared…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 19 Jul 2016 OSHA regulatory agenda released A final rule on silica could come as early as February, according to the fall regulatory agenda, which outlines the projected dates (often missed) and steps…
Uncategorized 2015 OSHA final top ten violations 19 Jul 2016 For the fifth year in a row, the fall protection standard is the most frequently cited standard: Fall Protection (1926.501) - 7,402 violations Hazard Communication (1910.1200) - 5,681 Scaffolding (1926.451)…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 19 Jul 2016 Preliminary list of top ten violations released For the fifth year in a row, the fall protection standard is the most frequently cited standard. The preliminary list covers fiscal year…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 Jul 2016 ADA Shift hours not necessarily an "essential function" This case involved a nurse with a brain tumor who had worked successfully on 8-hour shifts. The hospital changed its shift practices…
Uncategorized Things you should know 19 Jul 2016 Mail order pharmacy savings rarely tapped in Workers' Comp Few workers' compensation prescriptions are filled via mail order despite lower prices for payers and increased compliance by injured workers according…
Uncategorized Things you should know 14 Jul 201614 Jul 2016 Holding multiple jobs increases injuries: Liberty Mutual Researchers with the Liberty Mutual Research Institute's Center for Injury Epidemiology have concluded that individuals who work multiple jobs - approximately 14 million…
