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When emotions boil over in the workplace: Two ends of the spectrum

by June 10, 2013 Comments (0)

Emotions can run high in today’s workplace. And those intense feelings carry some serious consequences.  

Offering medical leave can actually help increase worker safety: Study

by August 20, 2012 Comments (0)

The prospect of offering paid sick leave to staff members might make some company officials ill. But there’s new proof that it can actually benefit firms.

Pay workers to put on, take off safety gear? Federal court decides

by June 28, 2011 Comments (0)

Are you required to pay workers for the time they spend putting on and taking off their safety gear? It depends on one factor, a federal court ruled.

Feds’ crusade against worker misclassification just got bigger

by April 6, 2011 Comments (0)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is adding firepower in its fight against companies that commit worker classification mistakes.

Should you be telling workers how to unionize?

by January 4, 2011 4 Comments

The National Labor Relations Board wants to require your company to put up a poster explaining how your employees can form a union.

12 high-impact fed rules that will affect HR this year

by January 7, 2010 21 Comments

Congress and various federal agencies are enacting a dozen new rules and procedures that will affect how you do business in 2010.

3 workplace guides help you prepare for flu season

by August 26, 2009 2 Comments

Health experts are expecting the swine flu to return this year, so the Centers for Disease Control and other agencies will offer guides that can help your company prepare, and maybe even lessen the effects on your employees and on business.

The workplace violations feds will be investigating this year

by May 26, 2009 3 Comments

A look at the U.S. Department of Labor’s budget for FY 2010 shows where the agency will be stepping up investigations of workplace violations and enforcement of labor laws.

Feds issue new workplace-safety guide

by April 14, 2009 2 Comments

In March, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new Field Operations Manual for its inspectors. What’s in the manual presents a good guide to employers about what to expect during an OSHA safety inspection.

OSHA won’t halt ‘guns at work’ law

by March 13, 2009 25 Comments

A state law granting employees the right keep guns in their cars at work was recently given the thumbs-up by a federal court.

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