OSHA Severe Injury Rule Seen as Precursor
OSHA issued a final rule on Sept. 11 broadening the list of industries covered by its injury reporting requirements, and tightening the reporting period for fatalities and injuries…
OSHA issued a final rule on Sept. 11 broadening the list of industries covered by its injury reporting requirements, and tightening the reporting period for fatalities and injuries…
Persistent and widespread service failures by the nation’s railroads have created economic havoc on industries ranging from agriculture, chemicals and auto manufacturing, and degraded intermodal shipping timetables,…
When Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) retires at the end of this year rail shippers will lose a strong defender. During the Sept. 10 Commerce Committee…
In June 2014, new furniture orders increased 5% over June 2013, according to Smith Leonard survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors published on Aug. 28. New…
Gartner, Inc. says revenue from supply chain management software is on track to reach $10 billion in 2014, a 12.2% increase from 2013 and the highest annual…
The National Transportation Safety Board has urged that tougher truck and trailer equipment safety standards be adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the result of…
You may not face the same legal predicament as FedEx Ground regarding misclassification of independent contractors, but there is much you can learn from FedEx’s recent unhappy experiences….
In a study of 20 cases involving serious heat illnesses and deaths among workers in 2012-13, OSHA found that nine out of the 13 deaths occurred as…
The U.S, Department of Labor is stepping up its efforts to audit employers regarding their adherence to the Family Medical Leave Act. If you are not prepared…
For years American courts have recognized what is called the “mailbox rule” – the presumption that a letter properly mailed will reach its destination in a timely…