A preliminary report issued March 7 by the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) indicates that Oregon worker deaths in 2016 increased by more than 30 percent from 2015. The state experienced 61 deaths in 2016, up from 2015’s figure of 41 deaths. The numbers are based on a new data collection program, begun …
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Groups Urge Congress Not to Pull Back Worker Safety Regulations
Washington – A letter signed by 125 organizations urges lawmakers to oppose using the Congressional Review Act to pull back regulations focused on worker safety and other issues. The CRA allows members of Congress to nix multiple regulations in a short amount of time. Congress used the tool during the first few weeks of President …
Groups Sue Trump Over ‘2 for 1’ Executive Order on Regulations
Washington – Watchdog groups Public Citizen and the Natural Resources Defense Council, as well as the labor union Communications Workers of America, have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and other government officials over a recent Executive Order requiring federal agencies to eliminate two regulations for each new one introduced. In the lawsuit, filed …
Trump Signs Executive Order to Reduce Regulations
Washington – President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to eliminate two regulations for each new one introduced. Trump, who signed the order on Jan. 30, campaigned on promises to cut federal regulations in the interest of American business. “This will be the biggest such act that our country has ever …
Top 10 Workplace Trends: Data is Still Big, Greater Emphasis on Employees’ Needs
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) has published its fourth annual Top 10 Workplace Trends list. Several of the trends on this list signify great changes in the way workplaces function. #10. Increased Focus on Employee Health and Wellness Stress has become a fact of life for today’s average employee, whether it is …
The Impact of the Subconscious on Risk-Based Decision Making
Although the United States and other industrial countries continue to invest heavily in enterprise-wide safety interventions to decrease workplace injuries, there always is room for safety improvement, even among the most mature organizations. Historically, organizations have made substantial investments in the anticipation and elimination of incidents, specifically in the areas of prevention, process and systems …
Top 10 Workplace Law Developments To Expect From the Trump Presidency
It’s official: Donald Trump will soon be our nation’s 45th president. Now the work begins to forecast what the next four years will bring. We’ve spent some time gathering collective wisdom from our attorneys at Fisher Phillips on what the next administration will mean for workplace law and the nation’s employers. 1. Immigration Candidate Trump …
Worker Misclassification
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division administrator David Weil figured Paul Johnson Drywall Inc. had “kind of seen the light” by the time the company’s case was settled. The Arizona-based company agreed in May 2014 to pay $600,000 in back wages, overtime and penalties to more than 445 current and former employees. The decision …
OSHA Proposes Rule to Streamline 18 Standards
Washington – In an effort to ease burdens on employers, OSHA has issued a proposed rule that would “remove or revise outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, and inconsistent requirements” in 18 standards concerning recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction. The Standards Improvement Project – Phase IV rule is in response to Executive Order 13563, which called for …