OSHA Releases New Compliance Poster The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new version of its compliance poster, last updated in 2007. OSHA’s compliance poster is free and can be downloaded and printed out. Employers must display the poster in a conspicuous place where workers can see it. Previous versions of the poster do not need […]
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Jacksonville, Florida, roofing contractor ignores fact that fall protection can be the difference between life and death Great White Construction disregards hazards again; faces $184K in penalties JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Since 2013, 294 workers have been killed by falls, the leading cause of death in the construction trade. These incidents can often be prevented when employers use […]
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Your employees are your biggest asset and your BIGGEST LIABILITY. When is it time to admit that your company doesn’t know Human Resources? As a business owner, your main priority is to be able to pay your employees and increase profits to grow the business. Stop worrying about keeping up with federal and state laws, shopping […]
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Hungry Jacks Fined $90,000 After Employee Was Severely Injured at Work Hungry Jacks was fined a whopping $90,000 and additional costs by the Industrial Court after an incident caused a worker to suffer from third-degree burns while performing work tasks at the Edwardstown restaurant. As retold, in June 2012, a young worker of the company […]
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Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) In Workers Compensation Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a different approach many small and medium size employers take to obtain workers’ compensation insurance. The employer outsources the responsibilities of workers’ compensation insurance along with human resource services, payroll (including IRS and state reporting), employee benefits and risk management to the PEO. […]
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Some entrepreneurs are turning to professional employer organizations to navigate health reform’s complexities. ESCO Communications, an Indianapolis-based audio/visual equipment installer, has provided health insurance for its 100 employees for more than 40 years, but when CEO Chip Roth was faced with 40 percent price hike on the company’s plan last year, he realized he needed to make a change. […]
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Top 5 Startup Payroll and HR Mistakes Startups are natural rule breakers. You’ve got to ruffle a few feathers and disrupt the status quo if you want to build the next Facebook. But there’s one area where startups definitely don’t want to break the rules: payroll and HR. Startups that don’t comply with payroll and […]
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Federal workplace safety regulators on Monday slapped Ashley Furniture Industries with $1.76 million in penalties after documenting 1,037 worker injuries due to allegedly unsafe conditions or equipment at the company’s Arcadia plant over the past three years. The allegations were categorically denied by Ashley. Investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said they identified 38 […]
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When a restaurant considers outsourcing its HR functions, it normally takes into account some estimated employee benefits cost advantages. But many of the advantages go beyond having your employees take advantage of group benefits rates through the PEO company. By using an outsource, restaurant owners can relieve themselves of the costly administrative burdens of managing: […]
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Employers To Face More Litigation In 2015 As Plaintiff Lawyers Swoop In By: Daniel Fisher @ Forbes The good news for companies that issue stock — dramatically fewer securities lawsuits in 2014 — is breeding bad news for employers as underemployed class-action lawyers flock to labor law as a new source of profits in 2015. An aggressively pr0-labor […]