by Girish Anand | Jun 25, 2012 | DOL, FMLA, WHD
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will host a free webinar on June 27 at 2 p.m. EDT to help workers and employers understand the Family and Medical Leave Act. The department also has prepared a 16-page booklet, available online, that...
by Girish Anand | Jun 21, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has prepared a direct final rule on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), updating the existing standard promulgated in 2009 regarding the use of head gear, that it will publish in the Federal Register...
by Girish Anand | Jun 20, 2012 | NLRB
In 2007 the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America campaigned to organize the card dealers at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J. Days before the election, the union assembled federal, state and local...
by Girish Anand | Jun 18, 2012 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an interpretation by the Department of Labor (DOL) that pharmaceutical sales representatives are hourly employees subject to overtime day. The 5-4 decision, in Michael Shane Christopher, et al., Petitioners v. SmithKline Beecham...
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by Girish Anand | Jun 18, 2012 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced today that it has made public a Web page that describes the rights of employees to act together for their mutual aid and protection, even if they are not in a union. The page, at www.nlrb.gov/concerted-activity,...
