OSHA issues final rule on bloodborne pathogens
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require companies to adopt specific measures to protect their employees from exposure to certain bloodborne pathogens starting on Mar 6, 1992. These measures include employing engineering and work practice controls, personal protective clothing and equipment, medical surveillance, vaccinations, signs and labels, and training. The new OSHA rule covers 24 industries whose employees are occupationally exposed to skin, eye, mucous membrane, blood or any other material that may be potentially infectious. Employers will also be obligated to establish an Exposure Control Plan (ECP) which must have provisions on exposure determination, implementation of precuationary measures, and assessment of circumstances relating to 'exposure incidents.' Companies must complete their ECP on or before May 5, 1992.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1992
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'Comparable worth' claims rejected
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A review of two federal court decisions reveals that the court has not supported claims of 'comparable worth' for women seeking wages which are equivalent to wages earned by men in comparable positions in organizations. The two cases are United Auto Workers vs. Michigan, and California State Employees' Association vs. California. The impact of the decisions indicates that while the issue of comparable worth has not held up in court, it is an important political and collective bargaining issue. Firms may want to consider conducting pay studies to analyze pay equality in the workplace, but the studies must be conducted with sensitivity and caution because they may result in grounds for liability.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1990
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Age-based discrimination: economic and seniority factors
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Three recent rulings in cases involving age discrimination have determined that older employees: may not be terminated on the basis of the costliness of their employment, may not have their job categories eliminated because of age; and may not be transferred to less desirable assignments on the basis of seniority. The cases were Metz vs Transit Mix Inc (Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals), Bhaya vs Westinghouse Electric Corp (Third Circuit Court of Appeals), and Arnold vs Postmaster General (Federal District Court, Washington DC). The plaintiffs won their claims against their employers in all three cases, after appeals. The rulings were based on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1988
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