Playing It Safe – Trucking CSA Red Flag Violations Know what they are and avoid them When investigating a motor carrier, a Safety Investigator (SI) looks at driver history for egregious [...]
Work Comp Insights The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Workers Compensation The Affordable Care Act doesn’t directly address workers compensation issues, but some aspects of the health [...]
HR Brief EEOC Issues Proposed Rule For Wellness Programs In April, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a much-anticipated proposed rule that describes how the ADA applies [...]
HR Brief Employers Need Good Job Descriptions As the warmer months arrive, human resources (HR) departments often have more time to tackle other projects. This summer, consider reviewing your job [...]
DOL Updates Model FMLA Forms The model FMLA forms expired earlier this year, on Feb. 28, 2015. The DOL repeatedly extended the forms’ expiration date while the forms were in the process of being [...]
SW Risk Trucking News FMCSA Moves To Tie Carrier Ratings To CSA The FMCSA has proposed a plan that would link carrier safety fitness determinations to the automated CSA safety rankings in various [...]
Gender Identity – Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Laws by State Discrimination in the workplace occurs when an employee is subjected to negative employment action, harassment or denial [...]
Workers Compensation DOL Clarifies Worker Classification Test On July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an administrative interpretation to clarify how to determine whether a [...]
Work Comp Insights Workers Compensation Claims for Leased or Temporary Workers Many companies are increasingly turning to staffing agencies to meet their personnel needs for a variety of reasons, [...]
Work Comp Insights Can Health Insurance Rebates Affect Workers Comp Premiums? Since 2012, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has required insurers with a certain medical loss ratio (MLR) to issue a [...]