Search Results: Bureau Of Labor Statistics

BLS report finds regional and state unemployment rates generally higher in June In June, regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher, as thirty eight states and the District of Columbia recorded over the month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered

BLS report highlights employer costs for employee compensation  In March, employer costs for employee compensation averaged $29.39 per hour worked, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages and salaries, which averaged $20.49, accounted for 69.7

BLS reports job openings and hires essentially unchanged from January to February On the last business day of February, there were 3.0 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.2 percent, as reported by

BLS Reports Number of Workplace Homicides Up in 2007 Workplace homicides rose 13 percent to 610 in 2007 after reaching a series low of 540 in 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Even with the increase, workplace homicides have

Ergonomic Injury Cases Down in 2007 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), often referred to as ergonomic injuries, are injuries or illnesses affecting the connective tissues of the body such as muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage or spinal disks. MSDs accounted for 29 percent

Benefits costs rose more quickly than salaries for the period June 2006 to September 2006, according to the most recent Employment Cost Index from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

BLS report finds regional and state unemployment rates generally higher in June In June, regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher, as thirty eight states and the District of Columbia recorded over the month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered

BLS report highlights employer costs for employee compensation  In March, employer costs for employee compensation averaged $29.39 per hour worked, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages and salaries, which averaged $20.49, accounted for 69.7

BLS reports job openings and hires essentially unchanged from January to February On the last business day of February, there were 3.0 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.2 percent, as reported by

BLS Reports Number of Workplace Homicides Up in 2007 Workplace homicides rose 13 percent to 610 in 2007 after reaching a series low of 540 in 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Even with the increase, workplace homicides have

If you are subject to OSHA, you are required to keep records of employee illness and injury.

Every employer who is subject to OSHA and has more than 10 employees is required to maintain records relating to employee injuries and illness.

Roadway crashes are the leading cause of occupational fatalities for older workers in the U.S.

Basically, there are three methods to obtain salary data:

OSHA issued an ergonomics guideline for the poultry processing industry on September 2, 2004, entitled Guidelines for Poultry Processing: Ergonomics for the Pre

OSHA has various publications, standards, technical assistance, and compliance tools to help you.

Job analysis involves the gathering of job information from both direct and indirect sources.

Sheepherders.— In addition to any other civil penalties provided by law, any employer or any other person acting on behalf of the employer who violates or cause

Breastfeeding.— Any person who restricts or limits the right of a mother to breastfeed her child will be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 or imprisone

See also “Wage violations,” above.

Discrimination.— An employer that discharges or in any other manner discriminates against an employee because the employee has served or is about to serve on th

This misdemeanor penalty for failure to pay wages at the times specified by law does not apply to minimum wage claims under the FLSA—liquidated damages apply to