12 December 2023

Ring in the New Year: OSHA’s Updated Injury and...

More employers will be required to submit workplace injury and illness information to OSHA under a final rule released by OSHA, which takes effect on January 1, 2024. Currently, two groups of establishments are required to electronically submit information from their injury and illness records to OSHA once a year: Establishments with 250 or more […]

The New Normal
20 September 2022

Is COVID-19 Still Relevant at Work?

Here’s 3 reasons I think it is (and always will be!) I know, I know. We’re two-and-a-half years in and we’re all soooo over COVID-19. And, if the increase in traffic during the morning commute and lack of prime parking spaces close to the office are any indication, it certainly seems like employees have returned […]

Workplace Violence
26 July 2022

Workplace Violence: Prevent and Protect

We always think that it won’t happen to us. That “things like this” don’t happen “here.” But recent shootings in workplaces across the county – like at a grocery store in Buffalo, at a school in Uvalde, and at a manufacturing facility in western Maryland – should prompt employers to consider what they can and […]

05 March 2020

Coronavirus: Key Legal Employment Issues

What is Coronavirus?  COVID-19 (Coronavirus) usually causes respiratory illness. Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. What are some key legal employment issues related to Coronavirus and the workplace? Occupational Safety […]