Auditing personnel files should be an annual task for the HR Manager or Business Office Manager.  It isn’t fun but it is necessary if an employer wants to ensure compliance with record retention regulations.  Annual personnel file audits also provide an opportunity to correct any issues prior to an…

A colleague told me about an incident at one of her dealerships, where a technician hit his own knee with a hammer and filed a workman’s comp claim. In the story, the man was in a hurry to fix a rusty part on an older vehicle.  He propped the piece of metal against his leg for support, swung a hammer at the…

This month OSHA published a whitepaper on Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (I2P2).  Leading up to this publication, there has been a lot of regulatory activity around I2P2. Shortly after proposing a federal standard for I2P2 in 2010, OSHA held a series of stakeholder meetings on the subject.  In this…