The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) added an anti-retaliation provision to the recordkeeping regulation finalized in May 2016, and it seems as if the workplace safety and health community has not stopped...more
10/17/2018
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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New Guidance ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR . . . OSHA’S YEARLY SUMMER HEAT CAMPAIGN -
On June 26, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the return of its heat illness prevention campaign: Water. Rest. Shade....more
8/4/2017
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Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misappropriation ,
New Legislation ,
Opinion Letter ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Persuader Rules ,
Sick Leave ,
Trade Secrets ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
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Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released its Fall 2015 Regulatory Agenda, its semi-annual status report of all regulatory actions underway or being contemplated by the DOL’s agencies. Included in the agenda were...more
On January 15, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a new, online compliance assistance tool for hospitals called, “Worker Safety in Hospitals: Caring for our...more