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23 Sep, 2007 8:43 pm
... have survived severe injuries that would have killed them in earlier wars. The Pilot Program The US Department of Labor's Office of
Disability Employment - an agency that works to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities - and its ... from home or telework centers, which may be preferable or
better suited to many of them. As part of the US Department of Labor's commitment to helping all Americans with disabilities enter and remain
in the workforce, the Office of Disability ...
26 Jul, 2007 4:34 pm
The Dept. of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2007-02 (FAB 2007-02) on how the Final 403(b)
Regulations affect the status of 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity programs. FAB ... Final 403(b) Regulations and also comply with the safe harbor contained in Labor Reg. 2510.3-2(f). Labor Reg. 2510.3-2(f) provides that an employer's 403(b) ... to print. (Hat tip to
BenefitsLink.com) Technorati Tags: 403(b), Final 403(b) Regs, IRS, DOL, Dept. of Labor, annuities,
plan document, pension, retirement, ERISA
25 Aug, 2007 4:14 am
... hearing officer adopted the Dept's findings except for the formula used to calculate the overtime pay. Back to the Dept of Labor, its Secretary reinstated its officer's initial determination in full. Both sides appealed to the
Jefferson CC, which found the Secretary's regulation interpretation to be arbitrary and capricious and remanded the matter to the Dept for
reinstatement of its first hearing officer's determination in full. The COA affirmed the TC's ruling in full, finding ...
1 Apr 4:33 pm
... California Supreme Court has held that the entire California Labor Code is unconstitutional in that it "impairs the Constitutional
obligation of contracts" between principal and agent. The Court went on to make explicit that all regulations enacted under the authority of the Labor Code are also void. Management attorneys all over the state celebrated in what one legal secretary described "a burst of joy not unlike a dog finally
catching that car it's been chasing all those years." The parties ...
27 Nov, 2007 9:30 pm
... a recruitment effort by an employer or recruiter be most fruitful? Some answers are available from the mind-bogglingly massive website maintained by the US Dept. of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (Dig all the links on
that homepage! Crazy, man . . .). The Occupational Outlook Handbook on the BLS site is in itself a tremendous source. Based on its projections, summarized below, the IT job outlook is
mixed, but fairly ...
19 Mar 3:46 pm
/**/ Today, the Dept. of Labor issued 4 Model Notices which can be used to comply with the
notification requirements contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) relating to COBRA provisions. The Model Notices are: The full version General Notice
which must be sent to all qualified beneficiaries, not just covered employees, who experienced a qualifying event at any time between Sept. 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2009, regardless of
the type of ...
3 Mar, 2006 5:00 am
In our twenty fourth program we discuss the new labor certification process called "PERM", and specifically the issue of Dept. of Labor investigations in those cases as well as other issues that arise after filing the applications with
the Dept. of Labor. We discuss the steps after filing the new form ETA 9089 electronically with the
PERM site as well as examples of investigations received in our office.
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13 May, 2008 11:40 pm
... of all decisions for which I may take blame or credit, Alvarez v. May Dept. Stores Co. (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 1223 sticks in my craw ...
Group, Inc. (Dollar), in a suit alleging violation of meal and rest break labor laws, appellant Caren Bufil pursued class certification in a
new suit which ... is imprecise as to the intended reach of the opinion. Bufil helps in that regard. UPDATE 2: The California Labor &
Employment Defense Blog has an extensive discussion of Bufil. The discussion includes more ...
12 May, 2008 5:00 pm
Not unexpectedly, the Department of Labor & Industries ("DLI") prodded and cajoled by labor
interests has determined that pre‑cast bridge segments, cast in a pre‑cast yard, are subject to prevailing wages. DLI relied upon three factors in arriving at ... contact the pre-caster
if that rate of pay was inappropriate. Apparently, relying on the estoppel arguments that were espoused in Silverstreak v. Dept. of L&I,
159 Wn. 2d 868, 154 P. 3d 891 (2007) The Department did not retroactively assess ...
7 Apr 11:20 pm
... s Complaint Intake and Investigative Processes Leave Low Wage Workers Vulnerable to Wage Theft" , that chronicles the GAO's undercover investigation of the Labor Departments Wage and Hour Division (WHD) . The GAO report found that 9 of the 10 complaints lodged by its undercover agents with the WHD were mishandled
and: . . . that the Department of Labor has left thousands of actual victims of wage theft who sought federal government assistance with
nowhere to turn. . . ...
27 Apr, 2007 8:09 am
... , see Why Ohio's Minimum Wage Legislation is Unconstitutional by Neil Klingshirn, myemploymentlawyer.com, Dec. 7, 2006. The Ohio Dept. of
Commerce, Division of Labor & Worker Safety says that while state law has exempted these employees, federal law has not ... [state and
federal statutes] to be exempted from Ohio's minimum wage,' Robert Kennedy, the agency's Division of Labor & Worker Safety superintendent,
told The Columbus Dispatch. Workers Exempted in Bill to get Wage Hike by Associated ...
30 Apr, 2007 10:15 am
... of Law and the Workplace, th Program is the longest running conference on federal sector and postal labor relations and labor law held outside of Washington, D.C. The program features a keynote plenary panel discussion by ... leaders in the federal workplace followed by
concurrent interactive workshops that provide participants with the opportunity to discuss specific issues with experts in the federal labor
relations field. Additional information on the program is available at [www.kentlaw.edu]
30 Apr, 2007 1:37 pm
Our prior post Ohio Dept. of Commerce Says Ohio Min Wage Applies to Farm Workers is corrected to read as follows: Home health care, amusement
park and some ... .14(B)(1) as enacted by HB 690. Robert Kennedy, the agency's Division of Labor & Worker Safety superintendent, told The
Columbus Dispatch "'We're interpreting that ... by Associated Press, The Plain Dealer, Apr. 27, 2007. Thus, according to the Ohio Dept. of
Commerce, the following employees are exempt: (1) Employees exempt under 29 USC 203(e ...
8 Feb 10:18 am
... and President of the National Organization for Women is a contender for the slot as the head of the Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor. To say that Gandy would be the perfect person for the slot is an understatement (and I'm not just saying that ... the pivotal 2008 elections. That's
exactly the kind of person I want in charge of women's issues at the Labor Department, especially now as the administration contemplates how
more women will be able to employed in the jobs creation aspect of the ...
26 Jun 8:40 am
U.S. Dept of Labor announced five grant competitions this week, totaling US $500 million, to fund
projects out of Recovery funds that prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable ... , Pathways Out of Poverty Grants, State Energy Sector Partnership and Green
Capacity Building Grants. The fifth competition, for State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants, will fund state workforce agencies that
will collect, analyze and disseminate labor market information and develop ...
25 Nov, 2008 3:50 pm
The Department of Labor issued the following compliance assistance update today: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) The Department of
Labor's Wage and Hour Division published a Final Rule under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The Final Rule becomes ... Notice and related
documents are available at Wage and Hour's FMLA Final Rule Web site. VETS-100 The Labor Department's Veterans Employment and Training Service
(VETS) issued a Final Rule revising the regulations requiring federal contractors to ...
9 Dec, 2008 7:00 am
... making toys for Santa looked awfully young. Is it possible that the North Pole lacks child labor laws? Is this how Santa keeps his costs
down? After all, he needs toys ... , if not billions, of children. Do you know? What are Ohio's child labor laws? Ages 14 and 15 When school is
in session: i) they cannot work ... ring For-profit door-to-door employment (unless the employer is registered with the Ohio Dept. of Commerce
Division of Labor & Worker Safety) Presented by Kohrman Jackson & Krantz
21 Jan, 2004 6:15 am
In Wednesday's labor and employment news, the Washington Post reports that during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor hearing Tuesday, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao expressed her determination to implement new
22 Apr 8:14 pm
Everyone has noticed how painfully slow labor certification (PERM) cases have become. What was normally about a 45- 60 day adjudication period
has now stretched out to 7- 9 months, on average. Last week, the Dept. of Labor (DOL) announced that
as of mid-March, they were working on cases that were originally ... their employers may have no control over how long it will take DOL to adjudicate a labor certification application, finding the right immigration visa attorney to help you submit your ...
6 Jul, 2007 4:09 pm
"The U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the creation of 132,000 net new
jobs in June, while...
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