State and federal laws impose numerous requirements and prohibitions on American businesses, but one of the most overlooked obligations for employers is the responsibility to conspicuously display various government labor law posters in the workplace.  The purpose of these labor law posters is to inform employees of their rights under applicable laws and provide information on how to report discrimination, wage and hour violations and other rights infringements to the government. 
 
While many employers do not readily embrace the idea of conspicuously posting information that tells their employees how to bring legal action against them, the obligation to display these notices is explicit in various labor laws and government regulations. ...

No word yet on what effect it will have on the popcorn you buy in the theater or microwave in a bag at home, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is set to regulate the use of diacetyl--the buttery-taste substance in commercial popcorn.

Exposure to the chemical's fumes can cause a horribly debilitating disease called popcorn lung, or more accurately, bronchiolitis obliterans. The condition leaves victims gasping for breath after the least bit of physical exertion, and no cure other than a lung transplant exists.

The popcorn industry in diacetyl's wake is facing a rash of employee lawsuits totaling more than $100 million. While some companies have taken measures to reduce workers' exposure to fumes from diacetyl, employees are still...

ONTARIO, Calif.—Starting with its Workplace Identity Theft Prevention Kit, Personnel Concepts is now digitizing into PDFs and other formats many of its compliance kits and other products to be made available for immediate download.

Prices for downloads will generally be about half of what the hard copy version would cost. For instance, the ID Theft Kit is $59.95 in bound version, but just $24.95 as a download. Downloads can be accessed through instant purchase on the Personnel Concepts Web site, or they can be ordered by phone through customer service and e-mailed to the customer’s inbox.

"Our commitment to our customers is to help them achieve guaranteed compliance with workplace regulations as quickly and easily as possible, and our decision to make many of our products downloadable will...