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by Dan Oswald Let me apologize in advance, but today I’m going to write about the Chicago Cubs. On Saturday night, the Cubs clinched a trip to the World Series by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0. It’s the first World Series trip for the Chicago baseball franchise since 1945. The 71-year drought had been […]
To avoid ladder accidents, employees have to set up ladders correctly. Train them to follow these 10 ladder setup rules. Place the ladder on a firm, level surface, and check to make sure the ladder is stable. Use wide boards under the ladder to give stability if the ground is soft. Never set a ladder […]
Litigation Value: $0 Potential Savings: $10,000 per retained employee Last night’s rerun didn’t offer much new, so we’ll fulfill our promise to revisit the second “Michael Scott Paper Company” episode. Michael crafted a deal to house his new company’s headquarters in a Dunder Mifflin closet. The dream team’s starry-eyed optimism soon wore off after Michael, […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 2.5 million people went to emergency departments, and about 200,000 were hospitalized due to vehicle crashes in 2012. Indeed, crashes remain the leading cause of employee fatality. What can you do to reverse this trend? Start with training on essential information. According to […]
In general, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focuses its efforts on compliance rather than on the training process used to achieve compliance. (However, asbestos, lead abatement, and certain other highly toxic or cancer-causing material handling are exceptions for which the EPA has specific training requirements.) In some cases, the EPA specifies general types of […]
The projected insolvency date for the insurance program for multiemployer pension plans, which cover more than 10 million Americans, has been delayed by 3 years, according to the FY 2014 Projections Report recently released by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
In a recent case, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to decide whether small companies that are extensions of larger entities must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court in Reynolds v. American National Red Cross (No. 11-2278, 11-2280 (Dec. 7, 2012)) said it would not address the matter in a […]
Your employees are probably feeling the pinch, and in many workplaces, talk has already turned to winter survival and energy costs if heating oil, natural gas, and electricity are as expensive as it looks like they will be. You’d like to help, but businesses are feeling the pinch, too. Rising energy costs make it more […]
An HR executive, allegedly terminated for poor performance and not complying with the terms of his performance probation, argued that his termination was in retaliation for complaining about the CEO’s age-related comments. Background. In 2005, “Russell” was hired as vice president of worldwide human resources (HR) for Corbis Corporation. In July 2007, the CEO who […]
Employers generally understand their obligations related to legal protections for people with disabilities. But not all disabilities are obvious, sometimes not even to those afflicted. Such may be the case when employees suffer from addiction to prescription drugs—a problem that’s been in the spotlight lately. And with good reason: The costs employers face related to […]