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It's official! New amendments to Iowa's OSHA statute dramatically increase civil penalties for violations

Posted on 04/14/2017 at 09:28 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher

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Under the 2016 changes to Federal OSHA, any citations issued by Federal OSHA after August 1, 2016 were subject to penalt...

Federal OSHA penalty increases take effect in August 2016

Posted on 07/08/2016 at 10:20 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher

Tagged As: Occupational Safety and Health Act, OSHA, OSHA workplace injuries and illness

In response to a November 2015 mandate from Congress that federal agencies adjust their civil penalties to account for i...

OSHA's revised recordkeeping requirements: Your injury and illness reports are going public

Posted on 05/27/2016 at 01:13 PM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher

Tagged As: Iowa employers, OSHA, OSHA workplace injuries and illness, workplace injuries

Under OSHA’s current Recordkeeping Regulation (29 CFR 1904) employers with more than 10 employees and whose busine...

OSHA updates eye and face protection standards in final rule

Posted on 04/25/2016 at 11:35 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher

Tagged As: Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa OSHA Safety and Health poster, OSHA, OSHA workplace injuries and illness

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently published a final rule updating the references in OSHA’...

Workplace violence: Now OSHA is getting involved

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher

Tagged As: Directive No. CPL 02-01-052, OSHA general duty clause violations, OSHA workplace violence directive, OSHA workplace violence investigations and inspections, top causes of death in workplace, workplace violence prevention program

Workplace violence has remained among the top four causes of death in the workplace for over fifteen years, and the prob...

Supreme Court holds severance payments are taxable wages under FICA

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Bankruptcy Law, Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher, Taxation Law

Tagged As: FICA withholding, Internal Revenue Code, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Tax, severance pay, taxable wages

In United States v. Quality Stores Inc., 134 S. Ct. 1395 (2014), the U.S. Supreme Court recently considered whether seve...

Reminder: Iowa OSHA Form 300A Posting Requirements

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Posts, Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher, OSHA

Tagged As: OSHA, Iowa OSHA, OSHA posting requirements

The February 1, 2013 date for posting the Iowa OSHA Form 300A is almost here. If you have not done so already, its time...

Reminder: Iowa OSHA Form 300A posting requirements

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Posts, Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher, OSHA

Tagged As: OSHA, workplace injuries and illnesses, OSHA Form 300A, OSHA posting requirements, OSHA posting deadlines

Its that time of year again, and Im BAAACK! The February 1, 2014 date for posting the Iowa OSHA Form 300A is almost he...

Reminder: February 1, 2016 OSHA Form 300A Posting Deadline

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher

Tagged As: OSHA, OSHA Form 300A, OSHA posting deadline, OSHA posting requirements, summary of illness

If you have not already done so, it's time to prepare the Form 300A, the annual summary of injuries and illnesses re...

Reminder: Iowa OSHA Form 300A posting deadline approaching

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Posts, Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher, OSHA

Tagged As: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OSHA, IOSHA, Iowa OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA posting deadline, workplace injuries and illnesses, OSHA 300A log, OSHA Form 300A, work-related injuries and illnesses, OSHA exempt employers, low hazard industries, Iowa OSHA Safety and Health poster, IOSHA Safety and Health poster

The February 1 Iowa OSHA Form 300A posting date is almost here. If you have not done so already, its time to create a...

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