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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 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 Labor Department Adding 250 Investigators to Focus on Enforcement, Secretary Solis Announces.Jackson Lewis LLP - April 20, 2009 Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis has announced that the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has begun the process of hiring 250 new field investigators to bolster the agency’s enforcement capabilities. This will increase the agency’s investigative staff by more than one third. Secretary Solis said on March 25, “As Secretary of Labor, I am committed to ensuring that every worker is paid at least the minimum wage, that those who work overtime are properly compensated, that child labor laws are strictly enforced and that every worker is provided a safe and healthful environment.” Report Link A Quantum Of Solis.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - March 03, 2009 President Obama has selected Hilda L. Solis as his choice for Secretary of Labor. Solis has been a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the past seven years, representing a district just east of Los Angeles, California. While Solis's confirmation was delayed because of questions concerning her husband's business, she is widely expected to be confirmed by the Senate. Labor leaders throughout the country are ecstatic; business leaders, not so much. In this article we'll take a look at some of the more important aspects of her career. Report Link Democratic Representative Hilda Solis Nominated for Secretary of Labor.Ford & Harrison LLP - December 26, 2008 Many clients have asked for more information regarding Representative Hilda Solis, whom President-Elect Obama nominated for Secretary of Labor on December 19, 2008. Ms. Solis is serving her fourth term in Congress, representing California's 32nd Congressional District, and was re-elected to a fifth term in November 2008. Prior to her election to the House of Representatives, Ms. Solis was a member of the California state senate from 1994 through 2001. She was a member of the California state assembly from 1992 to 1994. Report Link New Federal Poster Available Online.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - December 02, 2008 The Department of Labor recently published a new "Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW" poster. This poster must be displayed in all workplaces covered by Title VII or Executive Order 11246. The new poster contains only minor changes intended to clarify employee rights and to provide more specific definitions. Report Link Wage and Hour Division Criticized.Barker Olmsted & Barnier - August 06, 2008 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has failed to effectively enforce federal wage laws, according to a Government Accountability Office report issued on July 15th, 2008. Report Link Improved DOL Website Helps Employers Comply.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - July 02, 2008 In May, the U.S. Labor Department rolled out its FirstStep Recordkeeping, Reporting and Notices elaws Advisor. This Advisor is another attempt by the DOL to help employers comply with some of the major federal labor and employment laws. Report Link Informer Privilege Shields Employee Statements Made to DOL.Ogletree Deakins - June 09, 2008 After the DOL brought this action against Raceway for alleged FLSA violations, Raceway sought to compel production of statements given by its current and former employees to the DOL during the government’s investigation. Report Link U.S. Department of Labor Releases New elaws Tool To Help Employers Comply With Federal Law.Barker Olmsted & Barnier - June 03, 2008 On May 6, 2008, the Department of Labor issued the press release below concerning a new online tool that may be useful to determine which federal laws apply to the employer. The online tool takes the user through a series of questions regarding industry, size, geographic location, and other issues. Then the guide lists particular laws which may apply to the employer, complete with links describing posting requirements and other information regarding the applicable laws. Report Link DOL Publishes New FMLA Military Leave Poster; Employers Should Consider Revisions to FMLA PolicyGray Plant Mooty - March 24, 2008 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster that outlines recent amendments to the FMLA. The new poster describes the two types of military FMLA leaves - it must be posted in a conspicuous place by all employers covered by the FMLA and should be posted alongside the more general FMLA poster. In addition to posting the new required poster, employers will need to amend their FMLA policies to provide notice of the two new types of FMLA leave. Report Link OSHA Releases New Poster; Employers May Still Use Prior Version.Ford & Harrison LLP - February 27, 2007 The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a new "It's the Law" Poster. Report Link DOL's Final Rule Regarding "Able and Available for Work" Should Remind Employers to Challenge All Unemployment Claims that Fail to Meet this Minimum Threshold. Littler Mendelson, P.C. - February 27, 2007 On January 15, 2007, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule setting forth the requirements that state unemployment insurance (UI) laws must condition the payment of benefits on the claimant being able to work and available for work. The DOL and its predecessors (the Social Security Board and the Federal Security Agency) have consistently interpreted provisions of Federal Unemployment Insurance Act and Social Security Act to require that states, as a condition of participation in the federal-state unemployment compensation program, limit the payment of benefits to individuals who are able and available for work. Although this interpretation is longstanding, it has never been comprehensively addressed in a rule in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), nor is it expressly set forth in federal law. Report Link OFCCP Issues Final Compensation Self-Evaluation Guidelines.Jackson Lewis LLP - July 25, 2006 Under federal affirmative action regulations, all covered federal contractors are required annually to perform an evaluation of compensation practices to ensure minorities and women are being fairly treated. Since inception, the published regulations, 41 CFR 60.2.17(b)(3), have been silent as to the methodology contractors should employ to analyze their workforces for pay equity purposes. On June 16, 2006 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs published its final guidelines on performing compensation self evaluations, entitled "Voluntary Guidelines for Self Evaluation with Compensation Practices for Compliance with Non Discrimination Requirements of Executive Order 11246 With Respect to Systemic Compensation Discrimination". The Final Guidelines follow the November 16, 2004 proposed self-evaluation guidelines, which drew vigorous public comment. Report Link OFCCP Issues Final Standards and Employer Self Evaluation Guidelines Concerning Systemic Compensation Discrimination (pdf).Ogletree Deakins - June 26, 2006 OFCCP Issues Final Standards and Employer Self Evaluation Guidelines Concerning Systemic Compensation Discrimination. Report Link New Employment Poster Requirements.Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - July 14, 2005 The United States Department of Labor has been busy. It has issued two new workplace posting requirements. One poster is currently required and the other will be required soon. Report Link Department of Labor Pulls USERRA Notice Poster; Compliant Poster to Be Available on March 10, 2005.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - March 07, 2005 On Thursday, March 3, 2005, the United States Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service (“VETS”), removed from its website a poster designed to satisfy new notice requirements under the federal statute dealing with military leave rights, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”). Report Link OFCCP Proposes "Companion Regulations" to EEOC's Proposed Guidance on Definition of "Applicant".Jackson Lewis LLP - April 07, 2004 In March 2004, after a wait of over three years, the EEOC published in the Federal Register a proposed inter-agency Guidance on the definition of applicant. Now the OFCCP has issued for public comment its own definition of "Internet Applicant." Report Link DOL 2003 Enforcement Efforts Net $212 Million in Back Wages for 340,000 Workers.Jackson Lewis LLP - November 20, 2003 On November 18, the U. S. Department of Labor released the fiscal year 2003 statistics on enforcement of the various federal laws under its broad domain.
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