The first full documentary on the fall of film mogul Harvey Weinstein premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and it can provide employers with an important reminder about the need to rid workplaces of sexual...more
2/20/2019
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Employee Misconduct ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Human Resources Professionals ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Workplace Safety
As we reported earlier yesterday, OSHA released its Final Rule eliminating the responsibility of certain employers to electronically submit to OSHA data from its Form 300 Workplace Injury and Illness Log and the 300A forms...more
1/25/2019
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Electronic Filing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Final Rules ,
OSHA ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Volks Rule ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting
The long awaited nominee for Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, Scott Mugno, finally received his Senate Labor Committee hearing on December 5, and passed through without controversy on a party line vote. Unfortunately,...more
12/22/2017
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Safety Precautions ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Silica ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
I am not encouraging workplace violence, even for individuals who may deserve a good old fashioned whooping. However, it is worth noting that one of the few Hollywood celebrities to have largely survived the onslaught of...more
According to Bloomberg BNA, the Labor Department temporarily shut down OSHA’s (ITA) “Injury Tracking Application” portal for employers to report injuries and illnesses so that OSHA can investigate a “potential compromise” of...more
8/18/2017
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Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electronic Records ,
OSHA ,
Portal ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting
We’re all scrambling for any hint of impending OSHA changes, but are limited largely to speculation because we do not yet have a new Secretary of Labor or an Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA. Career OSHA management at...more
On November 28, a Texas federal court judge issued a ruling that cleared the way for the whistleblower provisions of the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Recordkeeping Rule to take effect as scheduled....more
Employers continue to question whether they must change their post-accident drug testing procedures because of the anti-retaliation provisions in OSHA’s new Electronic Recordkeeping Rule announced in May, and if so, whether...more
We continue to receive calls from employers who have heard that they must change their post-accident drug testing procedures because of anti-retaliation provisions in OSHA’s new Electronic Recordkeeping Rule. OSHA set an...more
Even when I disagree with an OSHA safety initiative, I’ll concede that some good comes out of it, even if it is only to remind employers of the cost of neglecting safety. However, a Whistleblower Severe Violators Enforcement...more
It may be more entertaining to describe heated disagreement between employers, OSHA and unions, but areas of tacit agreement are more significant, at least when it comes to guaranteeing worker safety....more
On October 1, OSHA started its “Enforcement Weighing System,” which means that OSHA Compliance Officers and Area Offices will be under less pressure to complete a number of inspections and will receive credit for separate...more
10/5/2015
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Distributors ,
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Manufacturers ,
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Safety Inspections ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Temporary Employees ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Violence
As 2015 begins, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is sharpening its emphasis on inspecting and citing employers who violate its recordkeeping standard. This takes on greater importance because of the...more
Come January 1, 2015, OSHA’s newly announced Recordkeeping changes will most harshly affect manufacturers but the largest group affected is auto dealers....more