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What to Do When Investigation Implicates HR?

One of the trickiest moments in HR is when your investigation shows that your department is implicated. In today’s Advisor, Denise Kay, Esq., tackles that challenge, and we get a look at a special program just for smaller HR departments. Kay, who is SPHR certified, is president of Employment Practices Solutions, Inc., in Lakewood, Colorado. […]

How’s Your HAZWOPER Training?

First, let’s discuss why this training matters: By definition, sites covered by HAZWOPER contain substances that could endanger the health of employees and, potentially, the general public. OSHA cares a lot about HAZWOPER training—its standard covers training requirements extensively with an appendix on training guidelines. In fiscal year (FY) 2004, there were more than 200 […]

Fasken Martineau adds to its leading Labor, Employment, Human Rights, Pensions and Benefits Client Service Team

by Brian Smeenk Regular readers of Northern Exposure are well aware of the breadth, depth, and strength of Fasken Martineau’s Labor, Employment, and Human Rights Group. Well, our Group just got even broader, deeper, and stronger. And thus even better in our ability to serve any client’s needs, no matter the complexity, urgency, or scope. […]

Fast-food strikes, NLRB policies take center stage

A day after the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial “quickie election” rule took effect, low-wage workers across the country took to the streets in an effort to boost their pay and join unions. The Fight for $15 campaign, supported by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), set April 15 as the date for the […]

Get Plugged in to Electrical Safety Training

The material in today’s Advisor is adapted from a course in TrainingToday’s Workplace Safety Library called “Electrical Safety—Unqualified Worker.” Regulatory Overview 29 CFR 1910.302 to 1910.308 (design safety rules), and 29 CFR 1910.331 to 1910.335 (safe work practice rules) Electrical safety deals with the reliability and effective maintenance of electrical systems that can be achieved […]

Trash talk or abuse? NFL debates banning the N-word

In any other NFL offseason, with the hype over combine results all over the television and free agency in full swing, it’s likely many football fans might not notice the NFL Competition Committee meeting in the background. But this year, the committee is making news as it mulls over a controversial potential new rule that […]

Second Court Rules Health Care Reform Law Is Unconstitutional

Monday, January, 31, another federal court — the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida — held that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is unconstitutional. More specifically, the court held that the individual health insurance mandate provision found in the PPACA, which would require most individuals to obtain health insurance […]