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Article Index » government agencies: 10 Most Recent Articles Report Link EEOC Posting Requirements.Phelps Dunbar LLP - November 17, 2009 Federal law requires an employer to post notices describing the laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability and genetic information. Report Link New EEO Poster Required by November 21.Phelps Dunbar LLP - November 06, 2009 A new federal posting requirement becomes effective November 21. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has revised its "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster. This new version reflects current federal employment discrimination law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The poster also was revised to add information about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, which also is effective November 21, 2009. The revised poster also includes updates from the Department of Labor. Report Link New Required EEO Poster.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - November 05, 2009 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revised its "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster. The new poster reflects the requirements of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA"), which take effect on November 21, 2009, and prohibit employers from discriminating against applicants and employees based on genetic information for employment purposes and health insurance. The new poster will also reflect the changes made by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, which took effect on January 1, 2009. Report Link FMCSA's "Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010" Signals More Inspections and Sanctions.Jackson Lewis LLP - November 02, 2009 A new safety compliance program for the Nation’s trucking and busing employers, and the drivers they employ, will result in far more inspections — and likely more violations and penalties — than ever before, when the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration implements its “Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010” (CSA 2010) in July 2010. FMCSA touts CSA 2010 as a “new national safety initiative to more effectively identify and quickly intervene with large truck and bus drivers and carriers who are not complying with safety rules.” The new program will result in more “interventions,” i.e., more warning letters, roadside inspections, on-site inspections at a carrier’s place of business, as well as more serious actions, such as notices of violations, notices of claims (penalties) and operations out-of-service orders. Report Link DOT Reinstates Rule for Direct Observation Collection of Certain Drug Tests, Effective August 31.Jackson Lewis LLP - July 31, 2009 The United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has reinstated a rule requiring direct observation of employees providing urine specimens during return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests. The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 30, 2009, and will become effective on August 31, 2009. Report Link Appeals Court Upholds Proposed DOT Rule Requiring Direct Observation of Certain Drug Tests.Jackson Lewis LLP - June 03, 2009 The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld a controversial U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) rule requiring direct observation of employees providing urine specimens during return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests. Report Link Coffers to Overflow at DOL, EEOC, OSHA, OFCCP and NLRB in 2010.Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC - May 28, 2009 For Fiscal Year 2010, the Obama Administration has requested increased funding for virtually every federal labor and employment regulatory agency. For the Department of Labor (DOL), the Administration is requesting $104.5 billion, reflecting an increase over all prior years' original budget requests. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis identified the protection of workers, green jobs promotion, and increased transparency as the DOL's top three priorities, and stated that she intends to use this money to provide significant additional resources for worker protection agencies, specifically the Wage and Hour Division of DOL, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Report Link DOL's 2010 Budget Calls for an Increase in Enforcement Funding.Ford & Harrison LLP - May 20, 2009 Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis recently submitted the Department of Labor (DOL's) proposed budget, which, she states, will restore worker protection programs, promote green jobs, and ensure accountability and transparency. Under this budget, the DOL expects to hire nearly 1,000 new employees, including about 670 investigators, restoring worker protection staffing to FY 2001 levels. Report Link Worksite Enforcement in the New Administration.Vedder Price - May 01, 2009 Worksite Enforcement in the New Administration. Report Link DOL Upholds Termination of Insubordinate Truck Driver, Rejecting Driver's STAA Retaliation Claim.Jackson Lewis LLP - April 22, 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board ruled that a trucking company did not violate the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (“STAA”) by terminating a driver for insubordination, even though he had previously complained about driving a truck without air conditioning and refused to drive one that smelled of diesel fumes.
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ArticlesFound: 10 ArticlesNO SUBTOPICSEmployment Law Seminars
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December 1, 2009 Shaw ValenzaMonthly Webinar: Preventing Workplace Harassment (California and National)Webinar
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