Updates on OSHA and NIOSH activities also will be presented at the July 15 meeting.
OSHA has ordered the Metro North Commuter Railroad Inc., which provides commuter rail service in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, to take corrective actions and pay each of the four complainants $75,000 in punitive damages.
The technology is capable of providing efficient memory storage for new-age devices, and the global market for it is expected to reach $15.4 billion by 2015, according to the report.
Acting Chairman Stuart J. Ishimaru said that in approving the proposed regulations EEOC was “taking a significant step toward returning the ADA to the broad and strong civil rights statute that Congress originally intended it to be.”
"The businesses we talk to say they are seeing more individuals lying on their résumés or exaggerating their skill sets in order to get scarce jobs," says SurePayroll President Michael Alter.
"These grants provide direct support for regional preparedness, urban security, and medical response efforts in communities across the country," said DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano on Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Labor has released more than $450 million in Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) funding to states to provide career training, and employment, and case management services to workers who lose their jobs due to outsourcing and foreign trade.
The site provides a graphical tree interface for each of the four unique coding schemes used by the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) and includes descriptive details of the types of injuries that fall under each category.
"Management and labor working together has resulted in an injury and illness rate that is 86 percent below the national average for the postal industry," said Richard S. Terrill, OSHA's regional administrator in Seattle.
H.R. 2339 and H.R. 2460 would ensure paid sick leave for many workers to care for a new infant or a newly adopted child.
"This is a major threat," says Teresa Dwyer, CSP. "It can cost several hundreds of dollars to have a professional remove an AHB hive and, without the correct protective equipment and training, the potential rescuer may become an additional victim."
With 25,288 confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1) as of June 8, the threat of a serious outbreak has not disappeared, says pandemic expert Dr. Maurice A. Ramirez. He recommends offering a "flu benefit" and says employers should prepare for having 30 percent of their workers unavailable because of flu.
The pandemic flu session will focus on industry approaches toward interactions with FDA, and the latest biochemical methods for the development of vaccines.
Studies have shown that rest periods of 10 hours or less between consecutive shifts result in short sleep episodes, sometimes lasting only three to five hours.
The Crom Corporation and Crom Equipment Rentals violated federal law when they allowed the racial harassment of black employees, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced recently. EEOC also says the Florida-based construction companies unlawfully suspended an African American employee for complaining about severe racial insults, threats, and physical abuse.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. recently issued the following statement: "Although General Motors Corp. has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, its two defined benefit pension plans remain ongoing under GM's sponsorship . . ."
"Our nation's youth has the potential to make a significant impact on climate change through individual sustainable choices, and this contest was set up to help facilitate that," said Climate Culture CEO Tom Scaramellino.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has announced 13 grants totaling $9,899,200 aimed at providing young parents with employment and training opportunities to provide a better future for themselves and their families.
The state's safety administration purchased and repurposed the campaign from Australia, where surveys showed that about 85 percent of viewers thought it was quite or very effective. Also, 24 percent of employers and 18 percent of employees said they had personally taken action as a result of the ads. L&I said this was considered a very strong result in a low-interest category such as occupational safety and health.
Incentive programs demonstrate their power to produce better results during a tough economy, All Star Incentive Marketing President Brian Galonek agrees. In a Jan. 20, 2009, interview with the OH&S editor, he said safety professionals are especially eager to try incentives because they've exhausted the tried-and-true ways of improving safety metrics. Excerpts from the conversation follow.