by Girish Anand | May 13, 2013 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) is floating a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), published in the Federal Register this past week, that would require administrators of defined-benefit plans, such as 401(k)s, to project a lifetime income stream based on investment...
by Girish Anand | May 7, 2013 | State Labor Law
Colorado legislators have passed and the governor has signed HB 1136, which allows workers at small businesses, defined as those companies with fewer than 15 employees, to take discrimination charges to court and win compensatory and punitive damage judgments as well...
by Girish Anand | May 7, 2013 | NLRB
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cannot force businesses to display a poster explaining employees' rights to form a union. The issue has been before the court for many months, but in...
by Girish Anand | May 6, 2013 | EEOC
A Davenport, Iowa, jury has awarded the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) damages totaling $240 million — the largest verdict in the federal agency's history — for disability discrimination and severe abuse. The jury agreed with the...
by Girish Anand | May 2, 2013 | OSHA
This week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent out a directive to its field offices about conducting tighter inspections of worksites where temporary workers are employed, citing recent fatalities and lack of safety training for temporary...
