Oct 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule requiring most private-sector employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB will enforce employers to post a new NLRA notice in the workplace. The...
Sep 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, on Sept. 19, 2011, hosted a ceremony at U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) headquarters in Washington, D.C., to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that will improve departmental efforts to end...
Jul 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Effective July 21, 2011, the Dodd-Frank Act amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires an employer, who uses a consumer report with a credit score to determine employment eligibility, to inform a job applicant that a credit score was used, specify the...
Jul 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On June 23, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the second half of 2011. The rate will increase to 55.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
Jul 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On June 14, 2011, the Legal Workforce Act of 2011 was introduced in Congress and would require all employers to use E-Verify, the federal government’s electronic work authorization verification system.
Jul 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On June 15, 2011, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent notices to 1,000 companies ranging from small businesses to major enterprises including cargo handlers, food production, information technology, financial services, construction, water...
