Workplace Safety

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: California

  Updated to reflect a court ruling affirming the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, issued July 25, 2024.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard Takes Effect

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan Handbook Addendum: New York

  Updated threshold to include additional information on covered employers.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  HR and Workplace Safety (OSHA Compliance): Federal

  Updated to reflect the revisions to the Hazard Communication Standard, effective July 19, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  HR and Workplace Safety: Pennsylvania

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to state distracted driving laws.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Pennsylvania Amends Distracted Driving Law

• Date:

  July 2, 2024

  Type:

  News

  OSHA Proposes Rule Regulating Workplace Heat Exposure

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) targeting heat exposure in workplaces throughout the United States.

• Date:

  July 1, 2024

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  July 1, 2024: Are You Ready for These Employment Law Compliance Requirements?

  Updated to reflect Louisiana law allowing the permitless concealed carry of handguns.

• Date:

  June 27, 2024

  Type:

  News

  California Indoor Heat Rule Moves Closer to Implementation

  The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has voted unanimously to adopt the latest version of its proposed rule regulating indoor heat exposure.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Workers' Compensation: Kansas

  Updated to reflect amendments related to benefit payment methods, payment for unauthorized physicians and out-of-town medical exams, permanent total disability criteria, the average weekly wage for computing benefits, and National Guard members, all effective July 1, 2024.