by Girish Anand | Apr 28, 2011 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was signed into law 40 years ago today (April 28, 2011) by then-President Richard Nixon. In a ceremony marking the anniversary, OSHA head David Michaels noted that, at the time of signing, 14,000 Americans were...
by Girish Anand | Apr 27, 2011 | Federal Labor Law, NLRB
Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) extends workplace safeguards to employees' "protected concerted activity" in discussing wages, hours and working conditions, a protection that was generally thought to be confined to union organizing....
by Girish Anand | Apr 26, 2011 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, State Labor Law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) earlier this year held a series of meetings to look into the issue of businesses' refusing to hire the unemployed and blatantly announcing so in their help wanted advertisements. Now, New Jersey has taken...
by Girish Anand | Apr 25, 2011 | DOL
Under a 2002 electronic safe harbor rule, benefit plan administrators can use electronic delivery methods for summary plan descriptions, benefit statements, administrative forms, annual notices and the like. However, the safe harbor places various restrictions on the...
by Girish Anand | Apr 22, 2011 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law
Wal-Mart is all over the news as the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to let a massive class-action, gender-discrimination lawsuit with the potential for a multi-million-dollar judgment to go forward. Meanwhile, NERA Economic Consulting has pored through public...