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Comprehensive And Updated FAQs For Employers On The COVID-19 Coronavirus

by Fisher Phillips in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legal, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted March 10, 2020

LAST UPDATED: April 13, 2020 Fisher Phillips has assembled a cross-disciplinary taskforce of attorneys across the country to address the many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The COVID-19 Taskforce has created a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document, which has been continually updated since first published on March 3 and ...

Repeat Offenders: Commonly Cited OSHA Standards in the Hospitality Industry & How to Avoid Them

by Aaron Gelb in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Risk Management. Posted June 29, 2019

The law has always been clear that there is no statutory limitation on the length of time that a prior OSHA citation may serve as the basis for a Repeat violation. OSHA historically looked back only three years for past violations, but the Obama Administration extended it to five years. However, the look back period ...

Disease Threats: How to Secure the Corporate Workplace

by WorldAware in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted July 26, 2018

A proactive approach to local and international disease threats is an essential and often overlooked safeguard to business productivity and duty of care. Human capital is arguably worth more to a business than tangible assets, because it is often the key competitive advantage that distinguishes a business in the marketplace. Infectious diseases are a constant ...

An Often Overlooked Tool in Workplace Safety Prevention: The Near-Miss Investigation

by John Ho in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted October 11, 2017

OSHA defines a near miss as an incident in which no property was damaged and no personal injury was sustained, but where, given a slight shift in time or position, damage or injury easily could have occurred. Put simply, someone got lucky. Because there was no damage, these near miss incidents are often ignored or ...

The Importance of Reporting Workplace Injuries

by John Ho in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Safety & Security. Posted October 3, 2017

There are some OSHA lessons to be learned and things to think about from the recent Third Department case in Silvestri v. New York City Transit Authority, 2017 N.Y Slip Op 06123 (August 10, 2017). In Silvestri, the Third Department affirmed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that the widow of a deceased employee working at ...

Workplace Harassment 101

by Daniel Deacon in Human Resources, Legal. Posted July 27, 2017

One lesson companies of all sizes can learn from the sexual harassment claims that Uber is facing is that an employer needs to set clear restrictions on harassment and make a conscious effort to hold employees accountable to those workplace standards. In particular, sexual harassment has been a significant issue in the workplace since men ...

What is a Safe Floor? – Expert Article

by Robson Forensic in Food & Beverage, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted April 26, 2016

Do you provide a safe floor for your guests? What about your employees? Slip, trip, and fall injuries are accidents; however, they could be the result of not providing a safe floor. Although each case is unique, there have been found to be “common factors” in these situations. Anthony Shinsky of Robson Forensic explores what ...

It’s Time for Employers to Go to the Next Level In Preventing Workplace Violence

by Howard Mavity in Human Resources, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security. Posted March 5, 2016

I recently met with an international company which has armed security responders at some facilities, guards at others, and nothing at public establishments among its diverse operations. We talked about protecting lone employees working at customers’ sites or alone at late hours, as well as how to protect employees working in situations where police are ...

Would You Drop to the Floor If Shooting Broke Out In Your Workplace?

by Howard Mavity in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security. Posted September 14, 2015

With depressing regularity, we receive calls asking for guidance in evaluating and responding to potential workplace violence threats. The threats are rarely serious but in this era, one can never ignore concerns. There are no easy formulas to determine if a threat is genuine. If you review the factors that may indicate that someone is ...

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