Worker compensation is a fairly new thing, dating only back to the Labor Movement in the early 1900s. Before that, injuries on the job were usually treated with either indifference or cheap ...

Most employers are familiar with the long-standing U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requirement to post summaries of applicable federal labor and employment laws in the workplace. As a general matter, ...

These are way more eye-catching than those televised public service announcements about carbon monoxide leaks and downed power lines. They’re also straight-up ghoulish. Over at 50 Watts, art and ...

The department announced it has mailed a new set to employers in the state because injured workers now must see a network medical provider for ongoing care. Washington state's Department of Labor & ...

State and federal laws require employers to post labor law posters and notices in the workplace. Regulations require employers to display the posters in a "conspicuous" place where employees and, with ...

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Employers returning from their summer vacations might have a rude awakening when they realize that new workplace posters are now required as of August 1, 2016. While you and your workers might have ...

AUSTIN - The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) encourages employers to review the workplace poster requirements in Texas and to be sure that all posters are up-to-date and displayed correctly. TWC also ...

Sixteen-year-old Jane Adams won first place in a youth safety poster contest at a recent three-day youth leadership conference in Dorchester. In light of a recent study published by the state ...

Employees have a legal right to expect a safe and healthy work environment. Even though it may seem as if workplace health and safety is an obligation and cost to business owners, it has advantages in ...