Oct 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On September 9, 2011, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its 2011 Site-Specific Targeting (SST) plan, the agency’s annual inspection program for general industry establishments with high numbers of injuries and illnesses. This...
Oct 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On August 29, 2011, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a final rule to implement President Obama’s Executive Order 13495, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts. The Executive Order requires federal...
Oct 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On August 12, 2011, the Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services released Proposed Regulations to provide guidance to individuals who enroll in qualified health plans through State-based Exchanges, as envisioned under the Affordable Care Act, and to...
Oct 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On July 13, 2011, the Parental Bereavement Act was introduced in Congress. The bill would amend the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by adding a new job-protected leave category for the death of an employee’s son or daughter. If passed, an eligible...
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...
