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Proposed law would ban cellphone use while driving in Minn.

03/23/2017
The Minnesota state legislature is considering outlawing virtually all cellphone use behind the wheel.

Be prepared to explain deviation from rules

03/23/2017
Your own rules can be used against you if you don’t follow them.

Comprehensive employee handbook is your best tool to beat unemployment claims

03/23/2017

There’s a way to avoid being liable for unemployment compensation benefits when you terminate an employee for misconduct: Convincingly show that the employee knew all about the rules he violated but still didn’t follow them.

‘My boss adopted me’: The 10 strangest work-related dreams

03/23/2017
Even when employees are sleeping, they can’t seem to leave work behind.

Is a college degree the new high school diploma?

03/23/2017
Forty-one percent of U.S. employers say they’re hiring college-educated workers for positions that had been primarily held by those with high school degrees.

Labor market tightens; jobless claims near 44-year low

03/23/2017
Initial unemployment claims last month dropped to their lowest level since March 1973.

83% of women postponing kids to focus on careers

03/21/2017
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … delayed family plans?

Snapshot: Health costs up how much?

03/21/2017
Health care costs rose an average of 11% for U.S. employers in 2017.

Keep injury summary posted through April 30

03/16/2017
OSHA is reminding employers of their obligation to post OSHA Form 300A, which summarizes their 2016 job-related injuries and illnesses.

Update on OSHA’s new injury and illness reporting rule

03/15/2017
Late last year, OSHA made sweeping changes to its injury and illness reporting rule.