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Positive workplace drug tests hit 10-year high

09/20/2016
Following years of declines, the percentage of employees in the combined U.S. workforce testing positive for drugs has steadily increased over the last three years to a 10-year high.

Can you fire worker for bringing gun on company property?

09/15/2016
Before terminating an employee for bringing a gun to work, check your state law.

Set reasonable call-in rules for absences

09/15/2016
For many employers, absenteeism is a constant problem. You know you must give employees some slack, but, to make sure the work gets done, you need to know who’s going to show up and who isn’t.

2017 starting salaries will increase an average of 3.6%

09/14/2016
Average starting salaries for U.S. professional occupations are expected to increase 3.6% next year, according to research by staffing agency Robert Half.

Understand your OSHA records responsibilities

09/13/2016
Every employer that is subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act and has more than 10 employees is required to maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses.

4 ways to get your employees excited about training

09/12/2016
Your employees likely fall into one of three groups when it comes to training: vacationers, prisoners or willing learners. How can you convert your vacationers and prisoners into willing learners?

SHRM Survey: Average cost per hire is $4,129

09/08/2016
It costs American employers an average of $4,129 to hire a new employee, a process that on average takes 42 days, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s new Human Capital Benchmarking Report.

Wearable technology: A Pandora’s box of HR evils?

09/07/2016
The wearable technology revolution affects a host of seemingly unrelated employment law issues.

Prepare to pay much more for OSHA violations

09/07/2016
Last November, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was given authorization to increase its penalties by up to 82%, to account for several decades’ worth of inflation.

Explosion in Middletown leads to OSHA scrutiny

09/07/2016
Two employees at Middletown, N.Y.-based Oprandy’s Fire & Safety Equipment suffered severe injuries when a compressed gas cylinder they were filling exploded.