HR Management

After Supreme Court’s ACA ruling, 5 strategic steps to take

07/11/2012

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, it’s time to weigh the strategic impact on your organization. Take these five steps to clarify decisions you need to make between now and 2014.

Does an employee have a right to ‘correct’ a discipline report that’s going into her file?

07/10/2012

Q. We recently disciplined an employee for repeated insubordination because of her attitude toward her supervisor. We wrote her up and placed a warning report in her file. Now she is protesting the accuracy of the report and demanding the chance to “correct” it. Can we force her to sign our disciplinary report as-is?

Employees bringing their smartphones to work? 6 ways to manage the legal risks

07/09/2012

Employees’ use of personal smartphones (and tablets such as iPads) raises risks not present when employees use company-issued devices. Advice: Take these six steps before allowing employees to use their personal e-tools for work.

Buffalo cheese maker melts under OSHA heat

07/05/2012

Buffalo-area cheese manufacturer Sorrento Lactalis faces $241,000 in fines following an OSHA inspection that revealed numerous hazards at its plant.

The HR I.Q. Test: July ’12

07/02/2012

Test your knowledge of recent trends in employment law, comp & benefits and other HR issues with our monthly mini-quiz.

Top management wants to ax ‘troublemaker’? Beware wrongful termination retaliation

07/01/2012

There are some things employers just can’t do, no matter what a senior manager may want. For example, you can’t punish a good employee for pointing out potential legal violations.

OSHA inspector’s drive-by results in six-figure fine

06/28/2012

A random coincidence has resulted in a costly fine for a Lancaster County construction firm. OSHA cited Quality Stone Veneers for eight safety violations after an OSHA inspector noticed substandard scaffolding when he drove by a residential construction site.

Football-themed safety incentives cut accidents

06/28/2012

Coal miners, supervisors and mine-safety directors who participated in Massey Energy’s football-themed safety contest cut loss-time accidents at the West Virginia coal company by 47% in just one year. The company estimates it reduced the cost of lost-time accidents by $5 million.

Charlotte Cintas becomes NCOSHA safety ‘Star’

06/27/2012

Cintas Uniform’s Charlotte facility has been named recipient of the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program’s Star Award. It’s North Carolina’s highest recognition for exemplary occupational safety and health practices.

Judge fed up with All-Feed in OSHA inspection case

06/25/2012

A federal judge has cited Alpha-based All-Feed Processing & Packaging Inc. for contempt after it refused to allow OSHA inspectors full access to its Galva facility.