01/26/2011
Employers are sometimes nervous about demanding that an employee undergo a medical exam. They fear doing so somehow violates the ADA. If an employee threatens suicide or some other violent act, it’s legal for an employer to order a fitness-for-duty exam.
01/14/2011
Gerardi Sewer & Water Co. will have $360,000 less in liquid assets after OSHA cited the firm for eight willful violations. According to an OSHA statement, the company president and a foreman were present at work sites where dangerous conditions existed and still failed to safeguard workers.