Uncategorized Legal Corner 6 Feb 202012 Jan 2020 Workers' Compensation Privette doctrine protects film studio from personal liability suit - California In Castro v. ABC Studios Inc., ABC contracted with the owner of a gas station to film a…
Uncategorized Culture Issues: Having a Good Culture is More than being OSHA & HR Compliant (Benchmarking Your Culture) 21 Jan 20201 Oct 2020 "If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it." - Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin). Sure, you can think you’re improving something, but unless you know what the problem was…
Uncategorized OSHA alert: Form 300A deadlines approaching 15 Jan 202012 Jan 2020 This month, all employers required to keep Form 300, the Injury and Illness Log, should be reviewing the Log to verify that entries are complete and accurate and correcting any…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 7 Jan 202018 Dec 2019 Few changes in Fall 2019 regulatory agenda The Department of Labor's regulatory agenda, released Nov. 20, has few changes from the Spring agenda. Final rule stage Added to the final rule…
Uncategorized OSHA reiterates that online safety training may not meet requirements 2 Jan 202018 Dec 2019 In a standard interpretation issued earlier this year, OSHA answered the question: Are online training programs acceptable for compliance with OSHA's worker training requirements? Interestingly, this standard interpretation is very similar in…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 17 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 New video explains inspection process A new video explains the OSHA inspection process. New fact sheet on taxi driver safety A new fact sheet focuses on keeping taxi drivers safe. Input sought on safety…
Uncategorized Early workplace injuries predictor of frequent filers 5 Dec 201930 Nov 2019 Workers injured in the first six months of their employment are more than twice as likely to have three or more lost-time injuries during their duration of employment than other…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 21 Nov 20195 Nov 2019 Proposed revisions to Beryllium Standards for Construction and Shipyards finalized The June 27, 2017 proposal to revise the construction and shipyards standards was finalized on September 30. A news release notes the…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 Nov 20195 Nov 2019 ADA Inflexible maximum leave policy leads to $550,000 settlement Delaware-based Connections CSP provides services in correctional and other state facilities. The EEOC determined the company fired people with disabilities who…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 11 Oct 201910 Sep 2019 ADA Employer can require reassessment of restrictions In Booth v. Nissan North America Inc., the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals found that Nissan did not violate the ADA when it…
