The U.S. Senate voted 64-32 on Nov. 7 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would ban discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Senate voted 62-35 Oct. 30 to confirm Katherine Archuleta as director of the Office of Personnel Management for a four-year term.
The Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability is presenting free webinars this fall about workplace health, disability prevention, and return-to-work.
Three organizations work together to create a guidance tool for companies that helps them complete health risk assessments and biometric screenings.
The report shows 148,000 jobs were added in September and the unemployment rate was down to 7.2 percent.
A new study shows that employees who are given a more flexible work schedule may be happier and more hardworking than their counterparts.
While traditional smoking is banned in many workplaces across the country, banning eCigarettes is left up to the discretion of the employer.
After a week of negotiations, the public transportation workers have decided to go on strike, affecting up to 400,000 travelers.
A new change in gun laws permits employers to control whether or not guns are allowed in their workplaces, but not whether or not guns are allowed in the parking lot.
Widely used “Craze” is found to have a chemical in it similar to methamphetamine.
The citations for an unsafe workplace total more than $34,000 in fines.
New studies suggest that understanding bosses, a cooperative environment and a social support network are the keys to a healthy workplace free of bullying.
It is one of 10 states that tie their minimum wages to inflation and the Consumer Price Index.
The operator of a Chehalis-based halfway house is accused of receiving $90,000 in workers’ compensation benefits.
The building products company won the 2013 Green Cross for Safety Award, and Allstate and the Allstate Foundation received the Flame of Life award for their efforts to reduce teen traffic accident deaths.
Jeff Woodbury of ExxonMobil is now board chairman for the safety council. DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman accepted the 2013 Campbell Award during the annual conference.
The Department of Labor extends the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime and minimum wage protections to direct care workers, effective Jan. 1, 2015.
According to a new study from JOEM, companies who have a "healthy workplace" environment may outperform those who don't.
The agency says because of the risks of overdose and death, these drugs should be reserved for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate.