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16 Nov 5:51 am
The U.S. Department Labor has issued at least seven separate pieces of guidance on
dealing with H1N1 or Swine Flu in the workplace. To get them, click here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
7 May, 2008 7:22 pm
... describing posting requirements and other information regarding the applicable laws. The U.S. Department of Labor today unveiled an elaws advisor that helps employers determine which ... employers to learn about and comply with the federal laws that apply to them,"
said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. The elaws advisors are free, Web-based tools designed ... department offers more than 25 other elaws advisors covering a wide range of employment law topics, such as minimum wage and overtime, child labor ...
14 Nov, 2007 8:02 am
... Technology, Inc. is seeking a full time Reference Librarian for the U.S. Department of Labor's Wirtz Labor Library located in Washington, DC. This position will perform complex ... and is heavily
involved in the selection and purchasing of legal materials. Required: Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program Experience locating and disseminating legal information in
... .gov ----- Madelyn M. Hawk, MSI Law Librarian Wirtz Labor Library U.S. Department
of Labor FPB 200 Constitution Ave, NW, Room N- ...
8 May, 2008 7:10 am
This week, the U.S. Department of Labor updated their website and provided some new
online tools to help employers figure out which recordkeeping, reporting and notice requirements apply to them. According to the DOL ... will make it easier for small business employers
to learn about and comply with the federal laws that apply to them," said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. However, employers in Connecticut
using these tools should be cautious. There are additional requirements ...
14 Aug, 2008 7:13 pm
... .S. immigration system is constantly changing. At a recent stakeholders meeting, the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) announced several upcoming changes to the Labor Certification and Labor Condition Application process. Expect More PERM Audits The DOL ... cases with Priority dates of March 2007. H-1B LCAs will be scrutinized more closely
The DOL also stated that Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) associated with the H-1B filing process will be scrutinized more closely beginning
this fall. Currently ...
6 Jan 4:50 am
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced in a
January 2, 2009 press release its enforcement data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. In FY ... , or in some cases additional funding, but other needed reforms are in the sole discretion of the
Department, and can be instituted unilaterally." In December 2008, President-elect Obama named Democratic Rep. Hilda Solis of California to
serve as labor secretary. Submitted by: Christopher W. Olmsted, Esq. Barker Olmsted & Barnier, APLC
29 Nov, 2008 2:58 pm
New from the U.S. Department of Labor, its FMLA, Final Rule: "The revised Final
Regulations (PDF) respond to over 4,600 public comments received in response to the Department's February 2008 Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) (PDF ... specified family members: (1) Up to 12 weeks of leave for certain qualifying exigencies arising out of a covered military member's active duty status,
or notification of an impending call or order to active duty status, in support of a contingency operation, and (2) ...
29 Jul, 2008 5:49 am
Buried deep, deep, deep in Monday's Federal Register was a quiet announcement that the U.S. Department of Labor was proposing some new wage/hour regulations interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (download ...
regular rate of pay; Addressing regulations of "service advisers" working for auto dealers; Upon first glance, most of the changes suggested by the Department of Labor just incorporate language from laws that have been passed in the last 20-30 years. But for
employers that have a ...
28 Jan, 2008 5:37 am
... U.S. Department of Labor tell a more complete story. The statistics show a leveling
off of the decline in union membership that's been ongoing for the last two decades. The percentage of workers who belonged to a union in 2007 was 12.1 percentage, up ... .)
Indeed, unions can claim a 300,000+ union membership increase in 2007. The full statistics are available from the U.S. Department
of Labor on their website. The numbers for Connecticut also tell a noteworthy story: In 2006, 247,000 Connecticut ...
23 Feb, 2007 12:46 am
Interested in becoming a paralegal? The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics Paralegals and Legal Assistants information sheet has plenty of facts, including the nature of the work, working conditions,
training ... earnings, and related occupations. The profession is expected to grow faster than average, as more law firms and legal departments look for cost-effective ways to
deliver legal services. Competition, however, remains strong, and well-trained, formally educated paralegals ...
14 May, 2007 9:01 pm
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor rolled out a new, on-line tool as part of its
elaws Advisor program. The new tool is the FLSA Overtime Calculator which, ostensibly, seeks to help employers and workers understand and calculate overtime pay. For some strange
reason, I suspect that more workers than employers will use the tool, and that those workers will be consulting their friendly, neighborhood labor attorney in the very near future.
22 Jul 3:58 pm
On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the certification of 20
petitions for benefit eligibility for workers under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. The new TAA law took effect on May 18, 2009, ... beginning of a new era of opportunity
for service workers who lose their jobs as a result of direct foreign competition," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "Workers covered
under TAA are offered the employment and training services needed to upgrade existing skills or ...
21 Feb, 2008 7:15 am
In January 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) marked its 5,000th indictment since recordkeeping began in 1964. During January, OLMS obtained eight convictions, nine
indictments and court orders of restitution totaling $121,867. The office's totals for fiscal year 2008 (which began on Oct. 1, 2007), including previously unreported indictments
and [...]
21 Dec, 2008 11:20 am
... U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) reports that it continued to exceed enforcement goals during Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. ... 2008. 38,515. Number of OSHA worksite inspections in 2008, surpassing the agency's
goal for the year by 2.4 percent. On average, 4,000 more workplace ... safety inspections. "Workplace inspections and issuing citations are a critical part of OSHA's balanced
approach to improving workplace safety, but the real test of success is saving ...
2 Aug 4:18 pm
The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued guidance via answers to some Frequently
Asked Questions regarding work furloughs. The FAQs can be found here. I've previously written on employer use of furloughs. You can read that post here. Richard Tuschman at the Florida
Employment and Immigration Law Blog also has a good post on furloughs that explains some of the potential legal pitfalls furloughs can cause. You can find his post here.
25 Jul 11:40 pm
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) has cited PSEG Power LLC for alleged workplace safety and health violations found at a Hamilton, N.J., worksite, proposing $57, ... of, or plain indifference to, the requirements
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The serious violation is due to the company's failure to ensure that employees were wearing a seat belt when operating a bulldozer. A
serious citation is issued when there is ...
10 Jul 1:48 am
Source: Lexology, July 10, 2009. DOL releases a quarterly performance report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd "The U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) recently released its performance report for the third quarter of fiscal
year 2009 (January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009)."
3 Sep, 2008 7:29 pm
The U.S. Department of Labor announced to provided Iowa with the remaining $11,127,000
of a $17 million National Emergency Grant to assist in the ongoing flood and tornado recovery efforts underway. "Iowans will be working hard in the months ahead to repair the damage
caused by these natural disasters and the department will continue to do everything we can to help," said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. The grant which was awarded to ...
6 Sep, 2008 1:05 am
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that a $3,500,000 grant will be sent to the
state of Illinois to create about 200 temporary jobs to assist in cleanup and recovery efforts because of recent storms and flooding. " ... , Hancock, Henderson, Jasper, Lawrence,
Mercer, Pike and Rock Island. The grant which is awarded to the Illinois Department of Workforce Development, will be used to provide temporary
employment on projects for the cleanup, repair, renovation and reconstruction of damaged public ...
5 Jul, 2007 2:46 pm
... female and male victims around the world who are trafficked within their own national borders-the majority for forced or bonded labor.
[Empasis added.] The Report empasizes that commercial sexual exploitation in human trafficking in passages like this at page 35: ... cf this HHS report, and see generally). Why this
category of sexual exploitation doesn't merit mention by the State Department's Report is quite disturbing. Surely Rice doesn't think
that women held captive and forced into prostition ...
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