by Girish Anand | Jan 7, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
Even though the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) top dog thinks they're still too low, fines for serious violations by the agency in 2011 shot up to $2,132 from $1,053 a year earlier, thanks to a legislative tweak that reduced the number of...
by Girish Anand | Jan 5, 2012 | NLRB
When member Craig Becker's appointment expired this past Dec. 31, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was reduced to two members and thus, according to a Supreme Court ruling, unable to issue rulings. With the U.S. Senate in recess, President Obama used his...
by Girish Anand | Jan 4, 2012 | DOL
According to the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must approve all federal government forms and assign them expiration dates. Thus the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms issued by the Department of...
by Girish Anand | Jan 3, 2012 | State Labor Law, USCIS
On New Year's Day, an E-Verify mandate took hold in Georgia for firms with 500 or more employees. The mandate will progressively expand so that, by July 2012, firms with 100-499 employees will be required to employ E-Verify, and by next January all companies with...
by Girish Anand | Jan 1, 2012 | State Labor Law
Connecticut today becomes the first state in the nation to have a paid sick leave policy on the books. The law applies to firms with 50 or more service workers. Because of the confusion over what constitutes a service worker, the state Department of Labor has been...
