Employee burnout is now an officially diagnosable condition. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), which recently updated its definition, employee burnout is not a medical condition. Instead, the WHO calls burnout...more
When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum in 2018 announcing that agency inspectors are now authorized to use camera-carrying Unmanned Aircraft Systems—or drones—to collect evidence...more
1/9/2019
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Drones ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Memorandum of Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Safety Inspections ,
Safety Violations ,
Search Warrant ,
Workplace Safety
House Bill 2 (“HB2”) was signed into law by Governor Matt Bevin and became effective in July 2018. Through HB2, the legislature enacted significant changes to multiple provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act. One of the...more
10/16/2018
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Best Practices ,
Burden of Proof ,
Causation ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Policies ,
Governor Bevin ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workers Compensation Act ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
OSHA Rolls Back Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Provisions!
Yesterday, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued a standard interpretation clarifying its position on the new recordkeeping rule’s...more
10/12/2018
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Corporate Counsel ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
OSHA ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Safety
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced that it negotiated a $21.6 million settlement on behalf of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to settle allegations that VIUSA, Inc. refused to hire a group...more
11/3/2017
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Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Ford Motor ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Successors ,
Teamsters ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Unions ,
United Auto Workers ,
Wage and Hour
The December 1 compliance date for federal OSHA’s new electronic recordkeeping portion of the new recordkeeping regulation is fast approaching. Known as “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” the new federal...more
Late yesterday, President Trump selected Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) bench. Assuming he is confirmed by the Senate, Justice Gorsuch would occupy a critical position on the Court,...more
Most would agree that workplace safety is of the utmost importance. Accordingly, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSH Act”) was enacted for the purpose of ensuring that employers provide their employees safe...more