Employers operating in South Carolina are now required to post the new Employment Discrimination notice supplied by the Human Affairs Commission to fulfill the South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act poster requirement. The Pregnancy Accommodations Act is a new law already in effect which requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees who Read more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on April 30, 2018 that the agency was in error when it previously said that employers covered by an OSHA State Plan did not need to electronically submit injury and illness data unless required by state regulations. Starting this year, all employers who are covered by the Read more
The Nevada Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) has updated the Nevada Workplace Safety Booklet in compliance with a law passed during the 2017 legislative session. SCATS, a division of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, provides essential workplace safety and health information for employers and employees, including mandatory postings such as the Nevada Read more
On January 18, the U.S. Department of Labor released its Final Rule establishing the civil monetary penalty amounts, adjusted for inflation, which can be issued by the various agencies under the DOL’s authority for violations assessed after January 13, 2017. These agencies include, among others, the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, the Wage and Hour Read more
