Companies that use temporary employees, either through staffing agencies or subcontractors, should pay close attention to recent policy changes that could increase their safety and training obligations as joint employers. Farrah Fielder, general counsel for the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations, and Todd Logsdon, a partner at Fisher & Phillips in Louisville, talked about …
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The Work Is Temporary, Not the Workers
I spent the month of October at two different conferences, the National Safety Council in Atlanta and EHS Today’s Leadership Conference and of the several themes to emerge one could not have come through more strongly: OSHA is taking a hard stand on the safety of temporary workers. Temporary, lasting for only a limited period …
U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Knobel’s Refrigeration Inc. of North Platte, Neb., for worksite safety violations
OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Knobel’s Refrigeration Inc. of North Platte, Neb., for alleged violations of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act.OSHA cited the company following an investigation into an accident in North Platte, where an employee fell about 12 feet to the …
NEW YORK STATE LABOR BUREAU TO ENFORCE NEW OSHA 10 HR CONSTRUCTION TRAINING BILL COME JULY 18TH 2008
The state of NY recently adopted a Bill in State Legislature that will require contractors that work on public works projects to which the State or municipality is the party owner to have their entire workforce trained in the OSHA 10hr Construction Outreach Training Program. The Bill No. A02721A requires public work projects exceeding $250K …
Family and Medical Leave Act Changes for First Time in 15 Years
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) has changed for the first time in 15 years.The U.S. Department of Labor has confirmed that the required FMLA poster will be revised to reflect the changes in the law. We will update our federal poster as soon as the Wage and Hour Division issues the …
Who’s eligible for family or medical leave under the FMLA?
Unforeseen circumstance or life’s unruly dealings can mandate that an employee needs to take family or medical leave away from their work. Are you or an employee entitled to family or medical leave? The Department of Labor outlines the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) below: “The Family and Medical Leave Act provides certain employees …