by Girish Anand | Feb 6, 2012 | EEOC
Without creating any direct new record-keeping requirements for the Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act (GINA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (OSHA) has issued a final rule to fold GINA record-keeping and reporting into Title VII of the Civil Rights...
by Girish Anand | Feb 5, 2012 | DOL, Federal Labor Law
Since 1966, family farms enjoyed a broad "parental exemption" so their children could work in the fields, but this past Sept. 2 the Department of Labor (DOL), seeking to redefine that parental exemption, drew a firestorm of criticism from owners of family...
by Girish Anand | Feb 3, 2012 | DOL, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has moved the development of regulations to control combustible dust hazards to its long-term agenda despite pleas from the Chemical Safety Board to fast track the rules, according to a report from the...
by Girish Anand | Feb 2, 2012 | DOL
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued a final rule that will provide employers sponsoring pension and 401(k) plans with information about the administrative and investment costs associated with providing such...
