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OSHA Recordkeeping Proposal Would Expand the Ranks of Employers Required to Submit Injury and Illness Data

On April 7, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) submitted its latest injury and illness recordkeeping proposal to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). The proposed changes to the...more

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Employers, It’s Time To Post And Electronically File Your Workplace Safety Records

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For employers required to maintain work-related injury and illness records: it’s that time of year again. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires covered employers (establishments with 10 or more...more

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The Dangers of Untimely Filings – What Employers Need to Know

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In Gabriel v. WCAB (Procter and Gamble Products Company), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed WCJ and WCAB rulings and awarded unreasonable contest counsel fees for an employer’s failure to issue a Bureau document...more

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“To Keep OSHA Logs, Or Not To Keep OSHA Logs…That’s The Question”

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSH Act”) requires covered employers to meet several reporting requirements to prove compliance. At this time of the year, many covered employers have posted (or should have posted)...more

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Application deadline for BWC group-rating programs is fast approaching

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The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced that private employers that are interested in the Deductible, Individual-Retrospective-Rating or One Claim programs must file an application by January 31, 2020, for the...more

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OSHA Pulls Back on Electronic Reporting Rule

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has partly pulled back on its controversial requirement that certain employers electronically file injury and illness data with OSHA. Last week, OSHA announced that...more

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OSHA Has a “Naughty” List – And Nearly One-Third of Large Employers Are on It. Are You?

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OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) issued its electronic injury reporting rule in May, 2016. When issued, OSHA had intended all employers (over time) to submit their injury and illness records (OSHA Form...more

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The Employment Law Authority - November/December 2016

Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute...more

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NC Industrial Commission Forms: Frequent Forms and When to File

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North Carolina is what some people refer to as a “Form Intense” state. We’ve got forms for everything it seems. It’s easy to get confused. And the Commission sometimes doesn’t forgive; instead they fine and sanction you! So...more

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When is Filing a Form 24 Application Proper?

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In North Carolina, if defendants are paying TTD benefits and have not timely and properly denied the compensability of the injured employee’s claim on a Form 61, or if the injured employee has not voluntarily returned to...more

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