To help businesses comply with the more than 100 wage, safety, and benefits laws handled by the Department of Labor, the DOL has created the Office of Compliance Initiatives. The OCI will work with the DOL’s various agencies (OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, etc.) […]
Read moreWorkplace Violence: Be Prepared, Not Paranoid
You’d like to think it would never happen, but you know that it can. Assaults, stabbings, even shootings can occur at your workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics about 5% of all workplaces experience an incident of violence every year. The FBI says that there is an active […]
Read moreNew OSHA Poster–Update Yours Today!
On April 28, 2015, OSHA unveiled a new version of its “Job Safety and Health – It’s The Law!” poster. All employers–no matter how small–must display the poster in a conspicuous place where workers can see it. The newly designed poster informs workers of their right to request an OSHA […]
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