Safety Training

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Training and Development: Oregon

  Updated to reflect workplace violence prevention training requirements for certain health care personnel, effective May 1, 2026.

• Date:

  July 15, 2026

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  The Month Ahead - August 2026

  August 2026 edition of The Month Ahead - your monthly briefing on the HR deadlines, compliance shifts, seasonal disruptions and planning moves to line up before fall picks up speed.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Training and Development: California

  Updated to reflect the forthcoming training requirements of the Los Angeles County Hotel Worker Protections Ordinance.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: District of Columbia

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect emergency amendments to the Distracted Driving Safety Act, effective September 3, 2025.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Washington Amends Isolated Worker Harassment Prevention Requirements

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: Louisiana

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the state safe driving law, effective August 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Training and Staffing Requirements Take Effect

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Nevada Heat Illness Prevention Standard Takes Effect

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York City Safe Hotels Act Takes Effect

• Type:

  Training

  Hazard Communication Standard - Supervisor Training

  The Hazard Communication briefing, which examines the law and best practices for complying with OSHA's hazard communication standard, has been updated to reflect the 2024 revisions to the standard.