As a benefit to all employers, TPM has been gathering information that is critical for businesses in the Northwest as the pandemic continues. The web page is: https://www.timberassociation.com/covid-19-information/ As TPM is made aware of important information we will continue to…
OSHA 300A Posting February 1 It’s time to post OSHA 300A forms at your place of employment. Each February through April, employers must post a summary of the injuries and illnesses recorded the previous year. The records must be maintained…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public hearing on Proposed EEO-1 Report amendments on Wednesday, November 20, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. The hearing will be…
U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement on the October 2019 Employment Situation report: “Significantly exceeding expectations, the U.S. economy added 128,000 new jobs in October. An additional 95,000 jobs in upward revisions for August and September…
U.S. Department of Labor schedules two additional webinars on the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime final rule On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published a final rule to make 1.3 million American…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today (September 24) the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “For the first time in over 15 years,…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) announced the implementation of new opioid controls to protect injured federal workers. The new controls aim to reduce the risk of long-term opioid use. The…
