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Managing Employee COVID Vaccination Status
At the start of the 2021-2022 school year, 25 states had issued some form of COVID vaccination mandate, while 12 other states issued COVID vaccination mandat...
OSHA Whistleblower Complaints
COVID-19 has created an entirely new workplace safety issue within the purview of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”). While workplace...
OSHA Reporting and COVID-19
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) requires many employers with more than ten (10) employees to maintain injury and illness records i...
Legal Updates for School Bus Contractors - Year in Review
2018 will see the effects of many laws and regulations that that were passed in the last year. Following is a brief “year in review” highlighting the federa...
Legal Updates for School Bus Contractors – 2017 in Review
2018 will see the effects of many laws and regulations that that were passed in the last year. Following is a brief “year in review” highlighting the federa...
Electronic Logging Devices and Electronic OSHA Reporting Compliance Deadlines in December 2017
The compliance date for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) electronic logging device (ELD) requirement (keeping mileage logs electroni...
Electronic Logging Devices and Electronic OSHA Reporting Compliance Deadlines in December 2017
After December 1, 2017, school bus contractors with 20 or more employees will be required to report workplace injuries electronically. OSHA, at 29 CFR § 1904...
Avoiding OSHA Violations for School Bus Violence
According to the General Duties Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), 29 U.S.C. § 654, each employer must furnish employees a place of emp...
Special Needs Challenges: Handling Aggressive Behavior on the School Bus
How should school bus operators respond when a special needs student acts aggressively on the school bus? Of course, school bus operators want to be sensitiv...
Avoiding OSHA Violations for Workplace Violence
The General Duties Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), says that “[e]ach employer shall furnish … employees … a place of employment … fr...
Avoiding OSHA Violations for School Bus Violence
The General Duties Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), says that “[e]ach employer shall furnish … employees … a place of employment … fr...
OSHA Issues Final Rule on Reporting Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
On May 12, 2016 OSHA published a final rule on reporting workplace injuries and illnesses that affects most school bus contractors. The OSHA final rule requi...