Five challenges for workers comp in 2025 Part 1 (1 – 5)
The workers’ compensation landscape is undergoing significant transformation driven by new technologies, legal and regulatory challenges, economic factors, and evolving workforce dynamics. Employers that are proactive and informed are in the best position to navigate...
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11 key mistakes to avoid when submitting OSHA logs
Each year by March 2, most employers must electronically submit their OSHA logs to the Department of Labor (DOL). The process can be confusing, and getting it wrong puts your business at risk of OSHA...
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Natural disasters and Workers’ Compensation
Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires, are increasing the scrutiny businesses face over their disaster preparedness, response strategies, and liability for injuries and deaths of workers. While the laws vary by state...
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Twelve things to know about OSHA’s proposed heat rule
Back in early July, OSHA released an unofficial version of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for a federal Indoor and Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Rule. After an unusually long delay, apparently related to the rule’s length and...
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What companies get wrong about safety investments
Companies have devoted considerable resources to reducing injuries and conditions have improved, but not enough. Employers reported 2.8 million injury and illness cases in 2022, a 7.5 percent increase over 2021. There were 5,486 fatal...
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What employers need to know about OSHA’s proposed heat standard
On July 2, 2024, federal OSHA released a proposed heat standard that has not yet been published in the Federal Register. In the Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda, the date for the Notice of Proposed Rule...
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