Workplace Safety

New and Updated

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  Employment Law Guide

  Workers' Compensation: Washington

  Updated to reflect amended temporary total disability period for receiving benefits, effective June 6, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Weapons in the Workplace Handbook Statement: West Virginia

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state law regarding employees' ability to store firearms in their vehicles on employer property, effective June 6, 2024.

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  Legal Timetable

  OSHA Updates Hazard Communication Standard

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  Legal Timetable

  OSHA Adopts Worker Walkaround Representative Rule

• Date:

  April 9, 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  The Heat Is On: Protecting Workers From Heat-Related Illness in a Warming Climate

  As record-breaking temperatures are steadily becoming the norm nationwide, employers have a unique position and obligation to ensure they keep their employees safe and healthy in the extreme heat.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Whistleblower Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Off-Duty Conduct Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Policies and Procedures

  Safe Workplace Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

• Type:

  Policies and Procedures

  Workplace Violence Prevention Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

• Type:

  Policies and Procedures

  Safety Training Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.