The minimum wage in the state of New Jersey is scheduled to increase October 1, 2006 from $6.15 per hour to $7.15 per hour.
The minimum wage was was last raised to $6.15 per hour October 1, 2005. The Division of Wage and Hour Compliance enforces New Jersey State Labor Laws including minimum wage.
If […]

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A new labor law poster compliance chart updated on 8/18/2006 is available.
Labor Law Posters by State
Archives of Labor Law Poster Updates

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OSHA recently released a number of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for television and radio. The PSAs remind people about the importance of safety in the workplace and provides information on how to contact OSHA.
The audio, video and the text (English & Spanish) of the PSA’s are available on the web.

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Reported in the 2005 workplace census by the BLS. Although overall workplace fatalities was lower by a percent point in the U.S. in 2005 compared 2004, there was a rise in fatalities among agricultural and Hispanic workers.

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OSHA has released a new quick card on driving safety. The quick card a companion document to the brochure published by OSHA to help reduce driving related accidents.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released statistics for workplace fatalities in 2005.
5,702 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2005. About 1 percent lower than the revised total of 5,764 fatal work injuries recorded in 2004. The rate of fatal work injuries occurred in 2005 was 4.0 per 100,000 […]

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A new Labor Law Poster Compliance Chart, revised 7/31/2006, has been posted.
Labor Law Poster Updates 2006-07-31
Labor Law Poster - Catalog

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The state of Virginia has recently made changes in its mandatory labor law posting requirements. Here are highlights of some the changes

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July 28, was OSHA’s 35th anniversary. The occasion was marked by an speech given to a gathering of OSHA employees by Elaine L. Chao, U.S. Secretary of Labor.
Here are some highlights of the speech

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Received an email that read “August is eye injury protection month”. Not having heard of this before, I did a quick search on the web for “eye injury protection month”. Interestingly, it appears the eye injury month depends on who you are listening to.

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