On September 18, 2014, OSHA published its final rule for Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements. The rule, which takes effect on January 1, 2015, makes several important changes that significantly expands reporting requirements for all employers while publishing the employer provided information on the OSHA website.

First, the new reporting requirements expand the list of severe injuries that employers must report. Currently, employers must notify OSHA of all work-related fatalities and work-related […]

It is safe to say that most every employer understands that a termination provision in an employment contract must provide for no less than minimum employment standards.  With this understanding, employers and their counsel draft termination provisions with the full intention of complying with these minimum standards.  However, it seems that despite these good intentions, the courts have sent a very clear message that a termination provision that falls short and does not expressly […]