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Although you can prohibit smoking on the job, avoid a policy that prohibits an employee from smoking off the job as well. Such a broad prohibition can invade a worker’s privacy and is specifically barred by some state laws. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $2.78 million in penalties against Ohio-based Cintas Corporation following an inspection into the March 6, 2007 death of Eleazar Torres-Gomez, an employee who worked at the Cintas laundry facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Torres-Gomez was killed when he fell into an operating industrial dryer while clearing a jam of wet laundry on a conveyor that carries the laundry from the washer into the dryer.

OSHA recognizes International Paper's xpedx for safety and health achievement International Paper Co.'s xpedx facility has earned membership in the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at the prestigious "star"

OSHA considers safety training part of your general duty to provide a safe workplace, but individual OSHA rules also impose more specific training requirements, depending on what your business does and what hazards might be present in your workplace.

A new Sleep in America poll released by the National Sleep Foundation finds longer work days leave Americans nodding off on the job, costing employers billions in lost productivity.

Typically, a higher-level manager or human resources practitioner receives a request from a line supervisor to discipline an employee because of an employee's a

The following list contains some of the common issues addressed by the state legislatures and issues that employers need to be aware of when considering restric

This checklist can help you accommodate individuals with disabilities and provide an efficient and productive work environment.

It is prudent to review all of the circumstances of the request against a checklist of activities that employers cannot punish or retaliate against employees for doing.

Individuals with AIDS and/or the HIV virus are protected from employment discrimination under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

Checklist: Establishing a Wellness Program

Checklist: Incidental Work Time. Whether or not the time devoted by employees to incidental activities constitutes compensable hours worked under the FLSA depends upon the facts in each case.

Checklist: Risk Analysis for Religious Accommodation. The following series of questions can be used to evaluate the risk of liability associated with failing to make an accommodation to employees' religious practices and beliefs.

Checklist: Setting Up an HR Department. What steps need to be taken when setting up an HR department? Human resources professional Nina Drake, SPHR, Deputy Director, Human Resources, for the City of Las Vegas, provides the following a step-by-step checklist of issues to consider...

Checklist: Telecommuting Policy Development.  Before telecommuting can be adopted, a company should prepare a plan to explore the impact before committing to the concept. Planning stage Secure management support.

Although you can prohibit smoking on the job, avoid a policy that prohibits an employee from smoking off the job as well. Such a broad prohibition can invade a worker’s privacy and is specifically barred by some state laws. 

OSHA considers safety training part of your general duty to provide a safe workplace, but individual OSHA rules also impose more specific training requirements, depending on what your business does and what hazards might be present in your workplace.

A new Sleep in America poll released by the National Sleep Foundation finds longer work days leave Americans nodding off on the job, costing employers billions in lost productivity.

A big part of being an entrepreneur is learning when to take risks and when to play it safe. Dealing with an emergency in the workplace definitely falls into the latter category.

Although workers have many rights under the OSH Act, we discuss only the two most basic ones in this article.

List of ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Assisting Layoff Survivors
Most employers do a good job of providing a safety net to laid-off employees through outplacement, counseling, severance pay, and extension of benefits, notes William M. Mercer, Inc. However, employers often fail to see the tremendous psychological effects staff reductions have on the surviving employees.

The following checklists are designed to help employers prevent violence in their workplaces by implementing a comprehensive violence-prevention program.

Each year emergencies take their toll on businesses, both on the lives of employees and on the bottom line. Advance planning, however, can significantly reduce injuries and damages and can allow the business to resume normal operations more quickly.

Employees who are currently using illegal drugs are not protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), although the law does provide alcoholics and rec

Smoking cessation programs in the workplace are among the most popular of employer-sponsored wellness activities.

Business necessity.

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

OSHA offers numerous Hispanic outreach compliance tools, programs, and training resources to help employers and Spanish-speaking workers prevent and reduce inju

This is a summary of Recordkeeping-Posters Laws in Alaska.

This is a summary of Recordkeeping-Posters Laws in Arizona.

This is a summary of Drug Testing Laws in Arkansas.

This is a summary of Health Insurance Benefit Coverage Laws in Arizona.

This is a summary of Holiday and Vacation Laws in Arkansas.