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Zika preparedness: Consider employee safety and legal issues

10/07/2016
As temperatures in the Northeast cool and mosquitos disappear until spring, the Zika virus may no longer be on people’s minds, but it should remain on your radar.

What rights do employers have under Texas’s Open Carry Law? Can we ban guns at work?

09/29/2016
Q. We are a private business that would like to prohibit our employees and customers from carrying firearms inside our corporate premises. May we do so?

Lessons from LochteGate: Regulating alcohol in the workplace

09/29/2016
Here are some strategies for minimizing the potential for alcohol-related misconduct.

Contractor not liable for city worker’s injury

09/29/2016
A contractor hired to perform work for a city isn’t responsible for an injured government employee whose work it did not control.

Is it true that California law requires us to give employees a way to work sitting down?

09/26/2016
Q. An employee recently complained that I was violating California’s “suitable seating law” by requiring him to stand throughout his shift. Am I required to let my employees sit?

Do employees feel safe in your workplace?

09/22/2016
More than nine out of 10 workers surveyed said that their workplace is a secure place to work.

Of course, no cellphone use while driving, but what about smartphone-based GPS?

09/22/2016
Q. We have a policy that does not allow employees to use their cellphones when driving for work, but what about GPS? Many employees say that they cannot safely get to a location without using the GPS functions built into their phones.

Voluntary activities & workers’ comp: It’s all fun and games until …

09/22/2016
Many companies provide fun employee outings to boost morale or show gratitude to their workforce. But what if an employee gets hurt during one of these events?

OSHA issues interim guidance on Zika

09/22/2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued interim guidance for employers to help protect employees against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Snapshot: Percent of positive workplace drug tests

09/20/2016
Since 2013, positive drug tests have spiked to their highest levels since 2005.