Learn how to keep construction workers safe

The most important thing you can do to keep your employees safe on a construction site is to create, maintain and follow a strict health and safety plan.  In general, as the owner of a construction business, or someone involved in the construction industry,

Increases in the minimum wage often involve protracted political battles, but not so for 10 states that will increase their rates in 2012. That’s because these states tie annual increases in their minimums to increases in the cost of living. The minimum wage will

Because each state has its own laws, regulations and requirements regarding workers compensation, doing business across state lines can be a tricky proposition. First and foremost, you should identify the laws in each state and compare between them to discover any potential differences and

LEEDS, Ala. – Alabama’s estimated 130,000 illegal immigrants are worried. They are confused. And in some cases, they have disappeared. They have disappeared from classrooms and from tomato fields. Last week, some had disappeared from the Guadalajara Jalisco restaurant, a former diner now serving

It is your decision whether or not to hire an attorney. However, the EAO can assist you and attempt to resolve the dispute. If unable to resolve, the EAO can further assist you in completing and filing a Petition for Benefits. This service is

If you believe working conditions are unsafe or unhealthful, we recommend that you bring the conditions to your employer’s attention, if possible. Workers, or their representatives, may file a complaint and ask OSHA to inspect their workplace if they believe there is a serious

If you are in an industry, other than construction, and have four (4) or more employees, full-time or part-time, you are required to carry workers’ compensation coverage (an exempted corporate officer does not count as an employee). If you are in the construction industry,

Congress sought to promote the safety, health, well-being, and opportunities for the education of young workers by including the child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA sets limits on the hours youth under the age of 18 may work

If small businesses are the lifeblood of the Florida economy, maybe it’s time for a transfusion. After racking up impressive numbers of new businesses for most of the past 10 years, Florida start-ups fell off a cliff in 2009. The Sunshine State sustained a

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Alabama’s new law cracking down on illegal immigration, ruling Monday that she needed more time to decide whether the law opposed by the Obama administration, church leaders and immigrant rights groups is constitutional. The