The Coast Guard announced the testing rate in the Federal Register. The industry-wide positive rate was 1.33 percent in 2007, which determines the testing rate for next year.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that by the year 2010, 17 percent of the U.S. workforce will be 55 and older.
A professor who has conducted nearly 200 behavior-based safety workshops at Indian industrial companies during the past 15 years reports BBS has increased safety, improved accident prevention practices, and raised the safety culture of the fast-growing country's manufacturing sector.
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As seasonal online shopping ramps up on Cyber Monday, a term coined by the National Retail Federation for the first Monday following Thanksgiving, productivity in the workplace will be impacted.
Most employers surveyed (52 percent) said that missing open enrollment costs workers $250 or more in out-of-pocket expenses, and 20 percent of employers said it costs workers $1,000 or more.
For example, the revised regulations clarify that calling in "sick" without providing more information is not sufficient notice of the need for FMLA leave.
The next administration will decide whether oral fluid, hair, and sweat testing are added to federally required testing programs. Agencies raised “significant issues” in their comments that will require more examination, and possibly more studies, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said.
Available to both graduate and undergraduate students pursuing degrees in occupational SH&E or a closely related field, the $1,000 award will be part of the Foundation's 2009 scholarship package, and the first recipient will be announced on April 1, 2009.
Today is Public Health Thank You Day, a day to thank friends and colleagues working in public health for all they do.
These innovative standards reinforce and support the commitment that employers and wellness organizations have to ensuring the health and productivity of America's workforce, URAC officials said.
DOL office recovers more than $625,000 in restitution for unions affected
A survey of 88 employees at a Midwest corporation found both play a part in employees' reluctance to use on-site fitness center to their maximum potential.
The symposium will offer presentations on the culture change achievements of organizations such as Coors, Harley-Davidson, General Mills, and others, which can be applied to other organizations.
"Helping employees quit smoking is a win/win proposition for employers and employees, as well as their families," said Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health.
A stay issued Nov. 12 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit leaves in place a drug testing regulation that DOT changed in June 2008, when it required direct observation of all return-to-duty and follow-up urine tests.
The two-hour online event is part of EBSA's health education campaign to help workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations under various health benefit laws.
"I see our major and department growing at Slippery Rock University," said Natasha Banks, a senior studying SH&E management. "We have five professors in the program, and I can definitely see the need for more. I remember when the program had around 30 students; now it is more like 85 - 100. The program is running out of space."
At 762 pages, today's final rule is a monster. The Labor Department fielded more than 19,600 comments in 2006 and 2008 when it asked for suggested changes in the law.
Seventy percent of human resources professionals feel budget cuts across entire organizations are likely if current challenges to the U.S economy continue.