Workplace Shootings in Florida, Texas Again Put ...       November 6, 2009
News: The two shootings are the highest-profile incidents of workplace violence since a Yale University student's strangled body was found in the university laboratory where she conducted research. A co-worker, Raymond J. Clark III, was later ...
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TOOL: Useful Documents for OSHA's Recordkeeping ...       November 4, 2009
Feature: The agency began the yearlong program in September 2009, subjecting employers in certain industries to comprehensive injury and illness records reviews. Here are links to documents that can assist employers in preparing for these ...
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Are You Prepared for OSHA's Recordkeeping ...       November 4, 2009
Feature: The yearlong program will subject employers in certain industries to comprehensive injury and illness records reviews. The ramifications are likely to be more extensive, however, and all employers should take notice. (11/4/2009)
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Labor Department Proposes Historic $87.4 Million ...       October 30, 2009
News: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says the energy company has not done enough to improve safety since a 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas, refinery killed 15 people and injured 170.
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Program Offers Pre-Employment Access to Commercial ...       October 21, 2009
News: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is launching a pre-employment screening program for driver positions that will allow commercial motor carriers to electronically access applicants' driver inspection and crash histories.
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California Bans Denying Workers' Compensation in ...       October 14, 2009
News: The legislation, known as Taneka Talley's Law, was introduced after the death of a black employee who was stabbed to death in 2006 while on the job at a Dollar Tree store.
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Flu Outbreak Could Give Momentum to Paid-Sick ...       September 22, 2009
News: Preparations for an outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus this fall could give momentum to legislation that would require employers to provide paid sick days.
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Yale Student's Death Cited as Case of Workplace ...       September 17, 2009
News: Experts on workplace violence say early intervention is the best way to deal with troubled employees but that incidents of conflict in the workplace are typically underreported.
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Solis Beefs Up Worker Protection Enforcement ...       September 3, 2009
News: The enforcement emphasis is designed to give the department a new orientation after what the Obama administration portrays as eight years of lax oversight during former President George W. Bush's tenure.
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