Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan for compliance, here is a quick review of some critical developments we tracked in July and a c hecklist of the essential items you should consider addressing in August and beyond. _____ Get Ready for the First-Ever National Heat Safety Rule. OSHA proposed regulations on July 2 that could soon require you to implement robust measures to safeguard your employees from extreme heat both indoors and outdoors. The proposal still needs to wind its way through a months-long administrative process and could even be derailed by new standards set by the Supreme Court that take aim at agency overreach, so you’ll want to follow the process closely. Here are the 10 steps you should consider taking to prepare for the new rule . _____ Prepare for the Impac...