The first triple digit temperatures of the year have already hit California. With summer just around the corner, Cal/OSHA is urging employers to review their heat illness prevention plans and emergency response procedures to make sure their workers are prepared and protected from increasing outdoor temperatures and the risk of heat-related illness. Outdoor Places of Read more
Scoring a win for advocates of employees and families alike, the state of Georgia has passed its first family leave law. SB 201, which passed during the 2017 legislative session, was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on May 8, 2017 – right in time for Mother’s Day. Bucking the national trend, SB 201 Read more
On May 24, 2017, the New York Workers’ Compensation Board released new proposed regulations for the New York Paid Family Leave Law. Our readers may recall that last year Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the 2016-2017 state budget, adopting a paid family leave policy that is scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2018. The program Read more
National Safety Month is observed every year in June. The focus of the campaign is to reduce leading causes of injury and death at home, at work, on the roadways and in our communities. In the workplace, the goal is to raise awareness of current state and federal health and safety standards, enrich training programs and Read more
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) recently announced that will not require electronic submissions of injury and illness logs by July 1, 2017 as expected. In first an email and then a statement released on OSHA’s website, the agency informed stakeholders that it planned to propose an extension to the due date required by Read more
On April 27, 2017, the Kentucky Supreme Court found a section in the Kentucky Revised Statute to be a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. In Marshall Parker v. Webster County Coal LLC, the plaintiff challenged the constitutionality of the Kentucky Revised Statute. Marshall Parker was an underground coal miner for Webster County that got Read more
Preparing weekly work schedules is often like solving a puzzle. It means forecasting demand, controlling payroll, and taking into account employee availability. This makes scheduling in industries that have frequent call outs, high turnover rates, or seasonal livelihoods, such as the retail or restaurant industries, particularly tricky. Employee scheduling is also affected by limitations and restrictions Read more
For those who follow federal OSHA news, this may be a disappointment even if it isn’t a shock: the Commonwealth of Virginia is raising its State Plan maximum penalties for occupational safety and health violations. Virginia is one of 26 states operating under an OSHA-approved State Plan. State Plans are required to “remain at least Read more
Starting May 24, 2017, unemployment claims in the state of Wisconsin must be filed online. The Division of Unemployment Insurance is retiring the automated telephone filing system. The goal of switching online is to help make the process easier and faster for claimants. Claimants will have access to their claim information seven days a week. The Read more
The Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation has recently updated the mandatory workers’ compensation posting. By law, all Missouri employers are required to post the Workers’ Compensation Law posting in a prominent and easily accessible location in the workplace (Missouri Revised Statutes, Section 287.127). If employers do not have a permanent work site regularly accessed by Read more
