The State of Nevada has made changes to it’s employment discrimination law that went into effect October 1, 2011. Gender Identity and/or Expression have been added as classes protected from employment or hiring discrimination. Nevada Labor Law Posters updated with … Continue reading
Maine’s labor law posters are on edit hold pending incorporation of mandatory changes to it’s employment laws. Minimum Wage Service employees may now be required to pool their tips to be divided evenly among service employees only. Child Labor Maine … Continue reading
A mandatory change is expected in Connecticut’s Labor Law Poster requirements regarding discrimination based on gender expression. The State of Connecticut is expected to extend its laws against employment discrimination to include gender expression in October of 2011. Connecticut Labor … Continue reading
Mandatory Change: Discrimination/Equal Rights The State of Nevada has made changes to it’s employment discrimination law that went into effect October 1, 2011. Gender Identity and/or Expression have been added as classes protected from employment or hiring discrimination. Until the … Continue reading
Post-Disaster Safety Measures Emergency response and emergency preparedness should be an integral part of workplace safety measures, especially, for businesses that deal with hazardous chemicals and waste. Hurricane Irene has slipped out of the news but has left quite a … Continue reading
The effort of workplace safety advocates for the prevention of workplace disasters and emergencies in recent decades has been nothing less than admirable. Although there are still many areas for improvement, we can’t deny the fact that the world has … Continue reading
Workplace safety advocates are rejoicing after the White House released new rules governing child workers in the agricultural sector. The new rules are expected to strengthen the protection of minors engaged in hazardous work, particularly in agriculture where the largest … Continue reading
Emergencies at work can happen without warning to the very best of us. A sudden calamity may catch you off guard, and it’s very easy for the situation to escalate as panic levels increase and more things go wrong. Grave … Continue reading
Here’s one more reason to be vigilant about workplace safety. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it’ll be implementing new measures to strengthen its Whistleblower Protection Program (WPP), thereby encouraging more employees … Continue reading
What’s the worst that could happen in a workplace? Too many times, the answer to this question has come in the form of shocking disasters and accidents, deadly tragedies that underscore the importance of workplace safety and vigilant protection of … Continue reading