Holiday weeks can pose an extra administrative challenge to employers with employees on leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In addition to their regular FMLA obligations, employers must figure out how to calculate employees’ leave use when the leave coincides with...

Working remotely offers flexibility, but it also expands the ways cyberthreats can reach you. Outside the office, the usual safety nets, namely IT oversight, threat detection tools and physical security, may not be readily available. This, in turn, can permit cybercriminals to exploit potential vulnerabilities...

Every single day, thousands of workers suffer preventable workplace eye injuries. From tiny metallic flecks traveling at high speed to subtle exposure to chemical vapors or invisible light radiation, the hazards threatening your eyesight are as varied as they are dangerous. Protecting your vision requires...

Earbuds and music headphones have become fixtures of everyday life, but on the job, they can pose serious safety hazards. What feels like a harmless habit can put you and the people around you at risk. When you cannot hear what is happening in your...

When businesses purchase commercial insurance, they often focus on the coverage itself, the limits, the deductibles and the policy terms. However, many overlook the document that makes coverage possible in the first place, the insurance application. Far from a routine administrative form, the application is...

Some items are too heavy, bulky or awkward for one person to handle safely. That's when a team lift can be the right call. A team lift occurs when two or more workers coordinate to move a load together, distributing the physical demand and reducing...

If you face falling-object hazards in the workplace, such as when working below areas from which tools or materials could fall or when handling heavy materials, protect your toes by wearing shoes with impact-resistant safety toes. Impact Resistant Safety Toes Steel Toe Shoes:  One common choice for...

Heat illness occurs when your body gets too hot and can no longer cool itself. It can come on quickly, and some forms can become life-threatening within minutes. Anyone who works in a hot environment, indoors or outdoors, can be affected. Knowing what to look...

Workplace injury is no longer just physical. Mental and psychological claims are rising rapidly—and for risk managers and PEO professionals, they represent a more complex, costly, and strategic exposure. This shift isn’t temporary. It’s redefining how workplace risk must be managed. Why Psychological Claims Are Increasing Several forces...

Can a Full Time, Exempt Professional Development Nurse Receive Overtime Pay While Working as an Hourly Staff Nurse? On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-5, addressing the overtime implications when an exempt employee under Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair...