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Immigration, Marijuana Don’t Mix

If members of your workforce are immigrants (they have a green card) or are working temporarily in the United States in any visa category, including as farm workers, hospitality workers, healthcare workers, or students, they shouldn’t use any drugs or substances prohibited under federal or state drug schedules. The schedules prohibit cannabis, or marijuana, use […]

LMSs and Safety Training Records

By Jennifer Busick Tracking safety training is an important task for environment, health, and safety (EHS) managers, but it can be both time-consuming and difficult to keep up with. The right learning management system (LMS) can help. Guest columnist Jennifer Busick has more on choosing the right LMS for your company.

FMLA’s ‘Needed to Care for’ Standard Requires Proximity

The Family and Medical Leave Act requires that employees taking unpaid time off to care for a relative must stay close to that person during most of that leave, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said in deciding Baham v. McLane Foodservice, Inc. While an employee need not spend every waking moment in the […]

Helping Employees Navigate a Natural Disaster

When natural disaster strikes—whether fires, hurricanes, or other forms of disaster—communities often step up to support neighbors, family, and friends. But there’s another source of support that can be valuable and impactful for employees impacted by a natural disaster: employer support. A Unique Form of Aid Employers, and their HR leaders and managers, can help […]

What Is a Safety Management System?

A safety management system is a formal way to systematically ensure health and safety throughout the organization. It should be fully comprehensive and should integrate all related teams and systems together to have the greatest effectiveness throughout the organization. The safety management system should:

This Survey Helps You Make the Most of Your Benefits

Benefit strategies have undergone a lot of changes since the economic recession of 2008. That’s why Gallagher asked 4,155 organizations how they handle their overall benefit strategy. Its 2019 Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey can help you understand how you stack up against other organizations when it comes to optimizing the packaging and branding of […]