New California Law, Definition of “Serious Violation” Strengthens Cal/OSHA’s Enforcement Authority California law requires an employer to provide employees with a safe workplace and authorizes the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to enforce health and safety standards in places of employment. This includes investigating, issuing citations, and imposing civil penalties when an Read more
Maryland’s Unemployment Insurance notice to Employees (DLLR/OUI 328 Employees Rights Under Maryland’s Unemployment Insurance Law) contains important new contact information, as well as other changes. Changes to Maryland Unemployment Insurance The notice now identifies the correct office and street/mailing address for complaints of discrimination in the unemployment insurance process. Persons seeking assistance should address related Read more
Virginia has made two important, required poster changes to the state’s CLI (Credit for Low income Individuals) notice. Details of the changes and additional important information are below regarding the Credit for Low income Individual eligibility and iFile system. Virginia CLI and iFile Changes The website link for state CLI information has been updated and now Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently announced that the total number of reported nonfatal, occupational injury and illness cases that required days away from work to recuperate decreased by 9% in 2009 for private industry, state and local government. BLS also reported that state and local government workers had much Read more
OSHA has withdrawn from review a proposal to restore a column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) on the employer injury and illness log. The decision was made because the agency found that it needed greater input from small businesses on the impact the proposal would have on them. The agencies outreach to small businesses will Read more
The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act requires certain employers to prepare and maintain records of work-related injuries and illnesses. Employers must record work-related injuries and illnesses on the OSHA 300 Log but post only the 300-A summary no later than February 1 of the year covered by the records and keep the posting in Read more
The Louisiana Workforce Commission has updated its list of state-mandated labor law posters with the release of the new 2011 Earned Income Credit (EIC) poster. Some of the important changes to the EIC notice Increase in Income Eligibility Limits Louisiana’s 2011 EIC notice reflects increases in the income levels for EIC eligibility in 2011. The Read more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has withdrawn its proposed interpretation titled, “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise”, which was published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2010. The intent of the interpretation was to clarify the term, “feasible administrative or engineering controls” that is used in Read more
Proposed Rule to Require Employers To Post the NLRA Rights Poster A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking has been submitted to the Federal Register by the National Labor Relations Board; a 60 day comment period applies. The proposed notice is similar to that of the NLRA poster already required to be posted for federal contractors. The Read more
Governor Paterson Signs Into Law The Wage Theft Prevention Act Governor Paterson signed into law a comprehensive bill, S 8380/A 11726, the Wage Theft Prevention Act. The bill addresses employer failure to pay mandatory minimum wages and overtime due to employees, thereby requiring annual notifications of wages, expanding notifications, strengthening available remedies for wage law Read more
