by Girish Anand | Sep 19, 2016 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published new guidelines for approving settlements between employers and employees in whistleblower cases to ensure that settlements do not contain terms that could be interpreted to restrict future...
by Girish Anand | Sep 15, 2016 | DOL, WHD
The Department of Labor (DOL), its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to protect employees’ rights and level the playing field for employers by preventing...
by Girish Anand | Sep 14, 2016 | DOL, Federal Labor Law
With a final rule taking effect Oct. 25 requiring companies seeking federal contracts of $500,0o0 or more to reveal any of 14 labor law violations they’ve committed within the past three years, the Department of Labor (DOL) has launched a pre-assessment program....
by Girish Anand | Sep 14, 2016 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Consulate of Mexico in Seattle. This marks the fourth agreement signed between the federal civil rights agency and Mexican consulates throughout the...
by Girish Anand | Sep 13, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules, State Labor Law
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed landmark legislation granting farmworkers overtime pay after 8 hours of work in a single day or 40 hours in a workweek. The current standard is 10 hours a day and 60 hours in a week before overtime kicks in for farmworkers....