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Over 600 placed OOS in 5-day hazmat inspection blitz
2026-09-16T05:00:00Z

Over 600 placed OOS in 5-day hazmat inspection blitz

Inspectors conducted over 5,000 vehicle inspections across the U.S. and Canada this June to identify violations and improve roadway safety.

This annual unannounced 5-day Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspection event involves having specially trained officers inspect commercial motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) for regulatory compliance and placing decals on vehicles without any critical vehicle/cargo tank violations. The 2026 enforcement blitz took place from June 8–12, resulting in 5,046 total inspections.

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Employer used an algorithm to detect FMLA fraud
2026-09-16T05:00:00Z

Employer used an algorithm to detect FMLA fraud

In 2018, an employer suspended or fired 81 employees after they used Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave over the holidays in December 2017 and January 2018. That amounted to about 10 percent of the employees in one area of the company suspected of abusing FMLA leave.

Some of those 80 employees felt that they took FMLA leave that had previously been approved and that, by disciplining them for taking the leave, the employer interfered with their FMLA rights and retaliated against them for taking pre-approved leave. As a result, they sued.

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The interplay between FMLA leave amount and employee eligibility
2026-09-15T05:00:00Z

The interplay between FMLA leave amount and employee eligibility

Let’s say you have a pregnant employee who’s due October 5. She won’t have worked for your company for at least 12 months until November 15. If the employee recovers from the delivery on November 16, how much leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) would she get, and when would it start?

Here are some further questions to consider:

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Stop punishing your best employees
2026-09-15T05:00:00Z

Stop punishing your best employees

It’s challenging to keep up with HR lingo. Just a few years ago, the phrase “quiet quitting” was popular. Now another term is trending: “performance punishment.”

This phenomenon supposedly occurs when high performers are continually given more responsibilities and heavier workloads without a promotion, title change, or pay increase.

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Expert Insights: The hidden compliance risk of employee turnover
2026-09-15T05:00:00Z

Expert Insights: The hidden compliance risk of employee turnover

When environmental professionals think about compliance risks, they often focus on permits, inspections, regulatory changes, and reporting deadlines. Those are certainly important concerns. Yet one of the most significant compliance risks faced by many organizations today has little to do with regulations themselves. It is employee turnover.

Environmental compliance programs depend heavily on institutional knowledge. Over time, employees develop an understanding of permit requirements, reporting schedules, waste streams, inspection practices, agency expectations, and operational nuances that may never be fully captured in a written procedure. When those employees retire, resign, or move into different roles, valuable compliance knowledge can leave with them.

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