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Tips for Successful Telecommuting During Outbreak
As the coronavirus spread ramps up and more people are being asked to self-isolate, many employers are scrambling to put systems in place to allow...
How to Keep Your Safety Meetings Engaging and Fun
Are your safety meetings a drag for your workers? Are they shifting in their seats as they sit through yet another presentation on slip and...
Businesses Hit with Malicious Coronavirus-related E-Mails
As if businesses didn’t have enough to worry about, online scammers have started sending out malicious e-mails to organizations about coronavirus that appear to be...
Train Your Workers in COVID-19 Prevention
As the COVID-19 virus spreads across the world and the number of cases growing in the U.S., there is a lot of hysteria and misinformation...
Minimize Office Hazards, Minimize Claims
When most people think about job safety and hazards in the workplace, they think about construction and manufacturing work environments. Office hazards are either forgotten...
Coverage Disputes Over Online Attacks Grow
A federal court has ruled that an insurer’s professional liability policy must pay out $6 million for a company’s losses from a business e-mail compromise...
Can You Legally Refuse to Hire Nicotine Users?
U-Haul International Inc. made a big splash recently when it announced that, starting Feb. 1, 2020, it would not hire nicotine users in the 21...
New Rules Require Employers to Provide IIPP upon Request
New Cal/OSHA regulations will require employers to provide access to their injury and illness prevention programs upon request. Under the new rule, which is expected...
Protecting Your Company Data During Layoffs
One of the most perilous times for a company in an employment relationship is when a worker is leaving. Departing employees have taken customer lists,...
It’s Time to Post Your Form 300A!
We are reminding employers to post OSHA Form 300A from Feb. 1 to April 30, as required by law. Form 300A, which lists a summary of...