Human Resources


SeminarFest 2016 Gives Professionals Room to Grow

The ASSE conference will take place in Las Vegas on Feb. 5-11, 2016.

Union Slams Planned Defense Department HQ Staff Cuts

"Who will perform the work when a fourth or more of the workforce is obliterated? If cutting expenses is the number one priority, then the first place DoD should target is the vast bureaucracy of contractor personnel who cost more than federal workers and are less accountable to taxpayers," AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. said.

Executive Order Mandates Paid Sick Leave by Federal Contractors

The executive order will give approximately 300,000 people working on federal contracts the ability to earn up to seven days of paid sick leave each year.

OSHA Panel to Hold Monthly Meetings on Temporary Workers

The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health's Temporary Workers Work Group will work to develop recommendations for best practices.

Recent Rulings Send Message to Employers Who Misclassify Workers

A lawsuit has yielded $5 million in back wages.

NSC: U.S. on Pace for Deadliest Driving Year Since 2007

The first six months of 2015 have produced more traffic deaths and injuries than anticipated.

DOL, Kentucky Labor Cabinet Leaders Sign Misclassification Pact

Labor agencies in the states of Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming agencies have signed similar agreements.



Brookdale University Hospital to Implement Comprehensive Safety Program

The program will safeguard its employees better against assaults, after a patient assaulted a nurse at the Brooklyn facility in 2014, OSHA announced.

The NFPA 1500 standard is concerned with fire departments

Time Running Out to Comment on NFPA 1500

NFPA wants public input by July 6 on the standard, which addresses fire departments' occupational safety and health programs.

Curing Cultural Cancer?

Leaders take control of themselves first. They have to discipline themselves to not kneejerk attack disaffected workers.

Baltimore Staffing Agency Harassed and Discriminated Against Hispanic Employees

The staffing agency also allowed assault and abuse of those employees, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

The occupations with the largest number of lost-time cut, laceration, and puncture injuries in 2013 included construction laborers.

Temp Work More Hazardous, Research Shows

NIOSH's blog highlighted research findings presented during a joint session of the NORA Manufacturing Sector and Services Sector Councils.

Grants from DOL Women's Bureau Fund Paid Leave Research

The bureau is making $1.25 million in grants available to research and analyze how paid leave programs can be developed and implemented nationwide.

JOEM Paper Estimates Costs of Rheumatoid Arthritis Absences

The authors estimate the national indirect costs of RA-related absenteeism were $252 million annually from 1996 to 2002.

$10 Million Available to Fight Forced Labor of Adults and Children

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is awarding the money to the International Labor Organization.

NHTSA Launches New Safety Teams

An expert panel tasked with implementing improvements as well as an internal group in charge of tackling safety risks have been added

Talking Construction Safety Culture and Climate at Safety 2015

Representatives of companies of varying sizes talked about steps they took to improve their safety culture.

Staples to Pay Fired Employee $275K in Wages, Damages

DOL alleges that Staples failed to comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act.

OSHA Publishes Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers

The guide was developed at the request of the National Center for Transgender Equality.

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