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20 Apr 2014, 4:55 pm by Joy Waltemath
Finding clear legal error in a district court’s conclusion that the government informant privilege did not apply to 250 anonymous state employees because they provided statements to the United States Department of Labor (DOL) after it filed an FLSA suit against their state agency employer, the Ninth Circuit granted the DOL’s petition for a writ of mandamus and ordered the lower court to enter a protective order. [read post]
14 Apr 2014, 8:45 am by WIMS
<> A new DOE proposal would cement a big leap in lighting efficiency, but Congress is preventing even bigger savings - New energy-saving standards for certain types of incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs proposed by the Department of Energy (DOE) last Friday mark another important step in improving lighting efficiency in the United States. [read post]
10 Mar 2014, 11:00 am by Benjamin Wittes
But it will not be led by a confirmed Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Rights and Labor—as my friend and sometime sparring partner on the subject of autonomous weapons, Tom Malinowski, has yet to be confirmed by the Senate for the job. [read post]
18 Feb 2014, 5:35 am by Andrew Frisch
., the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), by Plaintiffs against Defendant Jeffrey Beard in his official capacity as the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations. [read post]
2 Feb 2014, 7:00 am by Daniel Byman
Yet over ten years after the United States invaded Iraq, and over twelve years after the United States first went into Afghanistan, the capacities of the State Department and the Agency for International Development to carry out stability operations remain weak. [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 8:06 am by WIMS
<> United States joins push for transparency in Extractive Industries - The United States is now preparing to participate in the EITI, Clare Short and panelists representing implementing countries, mining companies, and civil society will discuss this and other high profile changes to the transparency regime. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 5:00 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The SCA applies to every contract entered into by the United States or the District of Columbia, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the United States through the use of service employees. [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 4:47 pm by Eugene Volokh
In addition to meeting “at the call of the United States Trade Representative,” ITACs prepare reports for the President, Congress, and the Trade Representative on whether proposed trade agreements provide for “equity and reciprocity within” the committees’ sector. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 2:34 pm by Marty Lederman
Secretary of Labor (1984), an employer did not provide cash wages to coreligionist "associates" employed in commercial activities, and claimed the right to an exemption from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act because to accept wages for their services would be contrary to the associates' religious beliefs and “vexing to their souls. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 8:49 am by Michael Markarian
It aims to block state laws protecting farm animals and could also preempt laws covering everything from child labor to dangerous pesticides to labeling of farm-raised fish and standards for fire-safe cigarettes. [read post]
27 Dec 2013, 6:30 am by Michael B. Stack
  From July 1 to Sept. 30, there were nine mining fatalities in the United States. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 6:31 pm
The US Department of Labor left the qualifications and maximum hours of service allowed in the hands of the Secretary of Transportation. [read post]
18 Nov 2013, 5:34 am by Tom Cummings
The United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) was created by Congress in 1970. [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 5:30 am by Michael B. Stack
“The Department of Labor has worked diligently with the Office of the United States Attorney for South Dakota to resolve this case and provide justice to the family of this worker. [read post]
4 Nov 2013, 9:56 pm by Jon Gelman
”J&J and Janssen Settle Civil Allegations of Targeting Vulnerable Patients with the Drugs Risperdal and Invega for Off-Label UsesIn a related civil complaint filed today in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States alleges that Janssen marketed Risperdal to control the behaviors and conduct of the nation’s most vulnerable patients: elderly nursing home residents, children and individuals with mental disabilities. [read post]
1 Nov 2013, 8:03 pm by Jon Gelman
David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health. [read post]