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2017 starting salaries will increase an average of 3.6%

09/14/2016
Average starting salaries for U.S. professional occupations are expected to increase 3.6% next year, according to research by staffing agency Robert Half.

Understand your OSHA records responsibilities

09/13/2016
Every employer that is subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act and has more than 10 employees is required to maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses.

4 ways to get your employees excited about training

09/12/2016
Your employees likely fall into one of three groups when it comes to training: vacationers, prisoners or willing learners. How can you convert your vacationers and prisoners into willing learners?

SHRM Survey: Average cost per hire is $4,129

09/08/2016
It costs American employers an average of $4,129 to hire a new employee, a process that on average takes 42 days, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s new Human Capital Benchmarking Report.

Wearable technology: A Pandora’s box of HR evils?

09/07/2016
The wearable technology revolution affects a host of seemingly unrelated employment law issues.

Prepare to pay much more for OSHA violations

09/07/2016
Last November, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was given authorization to increase its penalties by up to 82%, to account for several decades’ worth of inflation.

Explosion in Middletown leads to OSHA scrutiny

09/07/2016
Two employees at Middletown, N.Y.-based Oprandy’s Fire & Safety Equipment suffered severe injuries when a compressed gas cylinder they were filling exploded.

Arbitration decisions tend to stick

09/07/2016
There’s a downside to agreeing to decide disciplinary matters in arbitration. Once you agree to have your decisions second-guessed in arbitration, don’t expect to get the arbitrator’s decision easily overturned.

After firing, how fast do you block network access?

09/07/2016
When employees depart, shut down their access to your servers ASAP.

Contractor in deep hole after repeat trenching violations

09/06/2016
For the sixth time in the last 10 years, Houston-based Oscar Renda Contractors faces OSHA safety violations involving unsafe trenching practices.