Yearly Archives: 2026

Pretty much every employer has chemicals in the workplace. Sometimes this requires training, sometimes it does not. For example, an office employee using a window cleaner like Windex every once in a while on the window of their office does not. However a janitorial person using the same Windex, and more importantly, who uses it every day does require a hazardous communication plan. Of course the more dangerous the chemical(s), the more likely an employer […]

Guidelines for paying staff when bad weather closes a workplace or halts business operations  Employers’ pay obligations during inclement weather closures are based on the worker’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification—depending on whether the employee is classified as an exempt employee or a non-exempt worker who is eligible for overtime. Additionally, some state laws may come into play depending on the circumstances involved.   Whether or not you maintain a brick-and-mortar workplace or have remote […]

Do you have to keep OSHA 300 records and post a 300A summary in February? It depends on your industry and if you have been asked.   If you are unfamiliar with the OSHA 300 logs, they are a nationwide standard that records workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses, so you can compare injuries in Oregon to any other state. It is also helpful to note that an accepted workers’ compensation claim is probably recordable, but not […]