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By attorney Bob Dunlevey and attorney Marc Fleischauer of Taft Law on Wednesday, 2/4/2026 On January 22, 2026, the newly constituted Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the Trump administration voted to rescind its own 2024 Biden-era guidance that had expressly shielded gay and transgender employees from specific treatment deemed harassing or discriminatory.  This vote signals a meaningful retreat from the strict, expansive workplace rules the 2024 harassment gui

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Submitted By Paul Feck, Sedgewick on Friday, 1/16/2026 As we enter 2026, it’s time to prepare your OSHA (for private employers) and PERRP (for public employers) recordkeeping logs, summaries, and online reports. These records should be updated throughout the year as injuries occur. OSHA and PERRP both require employers to review each injury and determine whether it must be recorded within 7 days  of notification.  Below is a reminder of the key recordkeeping deadlines: OSHA a

Submitted By Paul Feck, Sedgewick on Friday, 1/16/2026 If you are a private employer that did not enroll or qualify for a Group Rating premium discount program in November for the 2026 policy year, Group Retrospective Rating may be an excellent option for your organization to still consider. Group Retrospective Rating is a performance-based incentive program designed to recover a portion of premium for employers that reduce injury rates and lower associated claims costs. It i