--- title: "June 2016" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/june-2016" date: "2026-06-01T18:54:50+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # June 2016 ## [READY OR NOT: EMPLOYERS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR FINAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD DEADLINE](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=398:ready-or-not-employers-need-to-be-prepared-for-final-hazard-communication-standard-deadline&catid=132) June 22, 2016 | [June 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=132) Although passed more than two years ago, the final deadline for implementing the revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) and new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is coming up on June 1, 2016. By that date, employers will need to ensure that their hazard communication program has been fully updated along with providing training to all employee… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=398:ready-or-not-employers-need-to-be-prepared-for-final-hazard-communication-standard-deadline&catid=132) ## [CAN AN EMPLOYER LAWFULLY DISCHARGE UNDER AN NLRB-DETERMINED UNLAWFULLY OVERBROAD WORK RULE?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=397:can-an-employer-lawfully-discharge-under-an-nlrb-determined-unlawfully-overbroad-work-rule&catid=132) June 22, 2016 | [June 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=132) Employers are continually reading headlines about the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rulings declaring common employer work rules to be overbroad and unlawful, because some employees might misinterpret such rules as applying to protected concerted or union activities. In a recent ruling, the NLRB again finds work rules prohibiting employees fro… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=397:can-an-employer-lawfully-discharge-under-an-nlrb-determined-unlawfully-overbroad-work-rule&catid=132) ## [NEW REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING RULES REQUIRE PUBLIC REPORTS OF INJURIES AND ILLNESS](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=396:new-reporting-and-record-keeping-rules-require-public-reports-of-injuries-and-illness&catid=132) June 22, 2016 | [June 2016](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=132) On May 11, 2016, OSHA issued a final rule to revise its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulations to be effective January 1, 2017, though portions become effective as soon as August 2016. 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