Suitable Seating at Work

Suitable Seating at Work

As an employer, employee workstations and seating don’t often receive adequate attention unless a workplace injury has been reported. Additionally, adequate, suitable seating at work for active duties is a reasonable accommodation that an employee covered under the...

Workplace Disaster Plan: Are You Prepared?

Many organizations dedicate minimal time, if any, to evacuation and workplace safety, unless they are engaged in a high risk industry. The mindset of “it will never happen to me,” or “that could never possibly happen here!” is a common reason...
Advantages of Voluntary Benefits

Advantages of Voluntary Benefits

Employees generally recognize that you don’t have an unlimited budget for all forms of compensation, including employee benefits. And in recent years most have grown accustomed to the necessity of sharing more of the financial burden of health benefits. So if...
How Domestic Violence Affects the Workplace

How Domestic Violence Affects the Workplace

A common perception of domestic violence is that it only involves physical violence, and that it only impacts one’s home life. But the experts provide a much broader definition. Not only does it affect more women, but the evidence can be much more easily masked....
Medical Emergency at Work? Take Steps to Prepare

Medical Emergency at Work? Take Steps to Prepare

There are workplace safety rules for almost every conceivable category of jobs or tasks, courtesy of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The underlying law, set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970, also requires employers to...

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