by Girish Anand | Mar 31, 2010 | State Labor Law
The New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) has issued proposed new regulations, subject to a 45-day public commentary period, to clarify provisions of its statewide Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The New York WARN Act, which was...
by Girish Anand | Mar 26, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law
The Department of Labor (DOL) is launching a Wage and Hour (WHD) investigation of Denver area restaurants for compliance with overtime pay, working hours, and child labor, according to the local DOL office. Chad Frasier, district director for the Wage and Hour...
by Girish Anand | Mar 25, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), operating on information from its Albany field office, has targeted the health care industry in New York state for investigation into the misclassification of workers and subsequent under-payment of overtime wages. Underlying this...
by Girish Anand | Mar 22, 2010 | OSHA
The Protecting America’s Workers Act (PAWA), which is simultaneously wending its way through both chambers of Congress, would put new fangs into enforcement of the laws and regulations overseen by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Now...
by Girish Anand | Mar 19, 2010 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law
The Paycheck Fairness Act now under consideration by the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee was introduced by then-Senator Hillary Clinton in January 2009. The House of Representatives approved its version shortly...