With the coronavirus spreading, there are no doubt more immediate and urgent concerns at the moment. But at some point, when our attention turns back to “normal,” the safety of employees will remain front and center. OSHA, in fact, has said as much, promising to crack down on employers with a history of violating federal safety standards. The …
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While U.S. employers need not panic about the coronavirus circling the world, this would be a good time to look at sick leave and remote work policies and remind employees of expectations.
Legislation introduced in the Colorado House would prohibit employers from firing an employee for an employee’s off-duty activities that are lawful under state law, even if those activities are unlawful under federal law.
Denver is raising its minimum wage, passing a new law that requires employers to bump hourly employees to at least $12.85 on Jan. 1, which is 85 cents higher than the state minimum.
Lack of sleep appears to be leaving construction workers at greater risk of injury. Researchers at Colorado State University have found that respondents suffering from insomnia experienced more “cognitive failures” at work compared to coworkers who were sleeping better.&
The fastest-growing segment of the American workforce is employees age 65 and older. Wow, right? And you thought we’d say millennials. So, why is this happening? Well, among other things, we’re all living longer and more workers are delaying claiming Social Security benefits to maximize payouts. It’s no surprise. No one, after all, wants to burn …
While we celebrate reports the unemployment rate has dipped to a 50-year low, the worker shortage means hotels are struggling to fill openings.
More than one-third of business owners with fewer than 500 employees say they are not yet prepared to manage the impact of legalized marijuana on the workplace.
It’s good policy to encourage workers to take vacation breaks. But you’ll want to be ready for the possibility of summer staffing shortages.
By Will Temby The security cameras in the company cafeteria captured it all. The video shows a man dumped a cup of ice onto the floor, threw out the cup and then laid down on the floor as though he slipped on the ice. Of course, there was no injury. Instead, the man was charged …
