Move over Connecticut, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Seattle and Portland Oregon…New York City passes controversial Earned Sick Time Act. The intent behind the NYC Paid Sick Leave legislation encompasses workers needs for time off from work to take care of their health needs or the health needs of family members. Therefore, paid sick leave encourages Read more
If a day and temporary labor services agency (now referred to as agency) agrees to send a person or group to work as a day or temporary laborer (worker), the agency is required to provide each worker with a statement containing the following list of items on a form: worker’s name, type of work being Read more
Exposure to infectious blood and other body fluids occurs across a wide range of occupations, from healthcare to public safety settings. Workers exposed to blood through needlestick and other sharps injuries are a primary concern and can be mitigated through proper engineering controls, work practices, training and training reinforcement. As defined in OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Read more
Compliance Poster Company’s Legal Research & Compliance Department has developed a new product. The Occupational Hearing Loss Poster Chart assists employers with their responsibility to protect workers from occupational hearing loss caused from prolonged exposure to loud vibration or sound. The quick reference guide illustrates common sounds and where they fall on a “hearing spectrum” Read more
Those employers that participate in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System must post notice of the OIEC Ombudsman Program. This notice has mandatory changes effective 9/1/2013. EMPLOYER’S NOTIFICATION OF OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM TO EMPLOYEES (a) The poster must be posted in the personnel office, if the employer has a personnel office, and in the workplace where each Read more
Each year, about 30 million Americans are exposed to hazardous noise while on the job. For the last 25 years, noise-related hearing loss has been one of the most widespread occupational health concerns in the U.S. Because of increased noise levels on the job, thousands of workers suffer from hearing loss that could otherwise be prevented Read more
Rhode Island’s Governor, Lincoln Chafee, has signed a minimum wage bill that increases the state’s minimum wage rate for hourly workers. Rhode Island’s current minimum wage of $7.75 went into effect in January 2013, also a result of enacted legislation. The 25 cent per hour jump puts Rhode Island just under Vermont with a minimum Read more
As part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal, a federal law was passed in 1936 that established overtime pay for the number of hours worked by contracted employees, beyond the standard 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week. The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act was established to ensure that the minimum wage was equal to the Read more
As one of America’s staple foods, the U. S. consumed almost 12 billion hamburgers in 2007. Statistics show that ground beef patties are grilled more frequently than any other meat. It doesn’t just stop with patties: meat loaf, meat balls, sloppy joes, and tacos are also some of America’s most popular food items. Because beef is Read more
The Department of Defense provides a hotline for the public and Department of Defense Employees to confidentially report allegations of wrong-doing about programs, personnel, and operations covered under the scope of the DoD. The kinds of violations that should be reported include: threats to homeland security, trafficking in persons, whistleblower reprisal, leaks of classified information, Read more
