Effective January 15, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hiked the maximum fines for workplace safety violations. As an example, the maximum fine for a “serious” violation is now $13,500 per violation and the maximum fine for a “willful” or “repeated” violation is now $135,000 per violation.
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If you’re like me, you’re sick of hearing the phrase “new year, new me” at the beginning of every new year. A decade of hearing “new year, new me” and witnessing no change has made me somewhat of a cynic. However, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has given me new hope with their commitment to remain the same this new year. Here’s what ...
Thursday, January 9th, 2020 is the day medical marijuana officially arrived in Cincinnati. Have a Heart Cincy is the name of the brand new medical marijuana dispensary located on Vine Street in Hartwell. You need a prescription from a licensed physician based upon a limited number of symptoms, but it is here. There is even rumor that long ...
Welcome to 2020 – a new decade! As we recover from the holidays and settle into our first full week of the new year, it’s important to remember that things have changed (sort of). To help keep you informed, we’ve summarized a few key changes below:
- New overtime rule raises salary threshold for exempt employees
- Regulations on regular rate of ...