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Our Take on Coronavirus: Be Proactive and Don’t Panic.
Our firm, Fisher Phillips LLP, will be providing regular updates and guidance, so follow us, but here’s an interim update. We’re following rapidly developing news about a novel 2019 corona virus first identified in Wuhan, China. The new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, … Continue reading
Well Read Warriors. The US Marine Corps’ Recommended Reading List for All Levels.
While reading the Autobiography of respected former Marine Corps Commandant and Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, I was reminded of the wide-ranging books Marines of all levels are encouraged to read. I’ve pasted below, the 2019 Marine Corps Commandant’s Professional Reading … Continue reading
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Safety and HR Lessons from Movies – First Man.
Recent Sundance Film Festival releases, The American Factory and Untouchable, the first Weinstein #METOO documentary, illustrate workplace lessons presented by well made films. Similarly, Damien Chazelle, the director of La Land and Whiplash, has another Oscar nominee this year, the … Continue reading
Coverage and Comments on John McCain.
All, I have pasted below a variety of articles and comments on John McCain by Republicans and Democrats, and Liberals and Conservatives. Most of McCain’s admirers differed with him on some issues, and the flipside of passion is sometimes being … Continue reading
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Want to See Real World Safety Efforts? Check Out the Willis Towers – AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards.
There are many worthwhile safety awards such as OSHA’s VPP site, EHS Today “America’s Safest Companies Award,” and numerous trade groups’ awards based heavily on injury date, but none impresses me as much as the Willis Towers – AGC Construction … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court is Bigger than Any President or Nominee – My Guide to the Nomination Hunger Games. Part I.
No one is truly objective when discussing Supreme Court nominees and their preferred judicial approach. I favor somewhat of a strict constructionist/historical approach and I am obviously generally pro-employer. I’ve tried to select articles which are legally-driven and that were … Continue reading
Things My Daughter Graciously (and probably inaccurately) Claims that She Learned from Her Badger (me).
My birthday is approaching and my daughter composed these things that she claims to have learned from me. It’s been a rough week and she wanted to encourage me. Needless to say, she succeeded. I pray that I did impart … Continue reading
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Are Michelin Starred and James Beard-quality Restaurants Prone to OSHA Citations?
I’m spoiled. I’ve sought out great restaurants in scores of US cities, great meat-and-threes in rural counties, hole-in-the-wall BBQ joints, and starred restaurants in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. I am also an OSHA-nerd, and I find myself subconsciously … Continue reading
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Wow. Newly Released 2017 Drug Test Results are Scary and Employers Need to Act.
It’s deja vu all over again. Yogi Berra Since 1988, Quest Diagnostics’ Annual Drug Testing Index has provided the nation’s most accurate information on changes in employee drug use. You should use this data to determine if testing is necessary, … Continue reading
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