Needlestick and other sharps injuries are a serious hazard in any health care setting. Contact with contaminated needles, scalpels, broken glass and other sharps may expose health care workers to blood that contains pathogens which pose a potentially lethal risk....

Topics: HOME HEALTH CARE, Sharps Injuries, needlestick injuries, health care staffing, home health care staffing

Social belonging is a fundamental human need—one that naturally extends to the workplace. According to the Center for Talent Innovation, when people feel like they belong at work, they are more productive, motivated and engaged, thus making them 3.5 times more likely to ...

Topics: human resources, Motivating Employees, Workplace Morale, Belonging At Work, Productive Staff

According to a recent analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the expiration of ARPA subsidies may result in large health care premium increases for many individuals who purchase their own health coverage on the Affordable Care Act health insurance Marketplaces. The analysis ...

Topics: benefits, Health-Insurance, American-Rescue-Plan, Affordable Care Act

While hiring out-of-state employees gives your organization access to a wider pool of talent, it also requires complying with state and local requirements that may be unfamiliar.  In general, the state and local laws that govern an employment relationship are based on where the ...

Topics: temporary staffing, PEO, Out-of-State Employees, Professional Employer Organization, Hiring Out-of-State Employees

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Topics: Warehouse Safety

On Aug. 1, 2022, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2022-34 to index the contribution percentages in 2023 for determining the affordability of an employer’s plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....

Topics: Pay or Play Affordability Percentage Decreased

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Topics: Protecting Temporary Workers, Host Employers Vs Staffing Companies

In its recent spring regulatory agenda, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its plans to issue a proposed overtime rule in October 2022. According to the agency’s regulatory agenda, this proposed rule is expected to address how to implement the exemption of executive, ...

Topics: proposed overtime rule change

Twenty-two workers have already been killed due to deadly trenching and excavation hazards in 2022—representing a 68% increase from the entirety of 2021. In response, OSHA launched enhanced enforcement initiatives to protect workers from known industry hazards. Doug Parker, the ...

Topics: Trenching Safety