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It’s a new HR year and we’re here with some important lessons from the top four employment lawsuits of 2024. Don’t repeat these employer mistakes.

The confidentiality of women’s reproductive health-care choices has taken on new urgency for some since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reversed Roe v. Wade. HIPAA beefed up its privacy rule as it relates to women’s reproductive health-care choices, and this rule becomes effective Monday, Dec. 23.

Big crowds and shortages of hot toys and other gifts along with increased stress on the part of customers and employees alike can lead to violence as tempers flare. Your regular employees may have encountered this before and know how to de-escalate these situations. But that’s not likely with new, largely untrained holiday staff.

You can significantly reduce the cost of your organization’s workers’ compensation premiums by following a program of accident prevention, better claims management and prevention of fraud and abuse.

Recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor reveals a troubling spike in child-labor violations among U.S. employers. Eliminating the illegal use of child labor is one of the DOL’s strategic enforcement priorities.

OSHA will accept public comments on the heat safety rule until Dec. 30, 2024.

The most common workplace accidents account for the most expensive workers’ compensation claims, according to a new report by Travelers, the nation’s largest workers’ comp insurer.

OSHA has released a proposed rule intended to protect workers from the significant health risks of extreme heat.

A component of OSHA's new walkaround rule has employers worried that it could literally open the door for union organizers or union-paid industrial hygienists to trail along behind inspectors, possibly influencing their findings or gathering information that could influence collective bargaining.

It’s an election year, and that means one thing is certain: Congress will try to come up with popular yet largely uncontroversial legislation to highlight what politicians are doing to help regular working people.

For example, currently gaining traction on Capitol Hill is federal legislation aimed at improving safety for people who work for employers that operate massive warehouse and shipping operations—employers like Amazon. Enter The Warehouse Worker Protection Act, introduced in the Senate in May, which would aim to reduce workplace injuries.