With typical California summer months come high temperatures, but wait it’s not summer just yet…or is it? High heat conditions in California have begun early and are expected to continue into next week. With high heat threats, Cal-OSHA officials have issued their first advisory urging employers to take precautions to protect outdoor workers. Some key Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its career sourcing website to help returning veterans find jobs. The DOL’s Career One Stop website includes a renovated webpage that both assists veterans in finding local jobs that match their military experience while also allowing employers to post job openings for veterans. Veterans The Career One Read more
Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 encourages States to develop and operate their own job safety and health programs. OSHA approves and monitors the State plans and also provides up to 50% of an approved plan’s operating costs. California is one of 22 states operating complete State plans where the Read more
In the State of New York drivers of commercial vehicles that transport goods are covered by the NY Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act. The law, signed on January 10, 2014 by Governor Cuomo, creates a new standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor in the trucking industry. As Read more
Employers are the first to recognize the impact social media has in the workplace. Social media websites are increasingly being used by businesses and their employees for both professional and personal purposes. For that reason, employers have a genuine interest in managing how employees’ social media postings affects the business. Employers must also be aware Read more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration encourages states to develop and operate their own safety and health programs. In fact, OSHA approves and monitors all State Plans. There are 27 state-run programs of which Arizona is one of them. By law, state run plans must be at least as effective as federal OSHA’s which brings Read more
In February, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will raise the hourly minimum wage rate for employees of federal contractors to $10.10 per hour beginning January 1, 2015. After that, the minimum wage will increase each year by a percentage measured by the Consumer Price Index. This month, the President ventured a step further Read more
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has published its enforcement “blitzes” and regional initiatives schedule as part of its Safe at Work Ontario strategy. The Safe at Work strategy aims to protect workers’ health and safety on the job and ensure employers comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Actually, the strategy also helps Read more
As you probably know, on December 31, 2013 New York’s minimum wage increased to $8.00 per hour. The increase is part of a three step rate hike with additional increases on 12/31/2014 and 12/31/2015. With the recent increase comes enforcement to ensure workers are being paid the correct hourly rate. As a result, Governor Como Read more
Under a new Oklahoma law (OK SB 1023), cities and towns in that state are banned from raising the local minimum wage. The new law also bars localities from requiring employers provide employees a certain number of sick leave or vacation days, either paid or unpaid. The new law is said to protect the state Read more
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