DOL’s Home Health Care Worker Rule Truncated Even More

by | Jan 15, 2015 | DOL, FLSA

Following its decision in December that vacated a rule by the Department of Labor (DOL) to force third-party employers to pay home health care workers minimum wages and overtime, the District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday threw out Section 552.6 of the...

DOL, Florida Partner Against Worker Misclassification

by | Jan 14, 2015 | DOL

Officials from the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Florida Department of Revenue have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of protecting the rights of employees by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors or other...

Aetna to Institute $16-an-Hour Wage Floor

by | Jan 13, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law

Some 5,700 employees of Aetna Inc., the health insurance provider, will see their wages rise to $16 an hour as the company prepares to become “a much more consumer-oriented business” with “a better and more informed work force,” according to...

OSHA Recordkeeping Annual Summary Due by Feb. 1

by | Jan 13, 2015 | OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 300A injury and illness summary form must be posted in a conspicuous workplace location by Feb. 1 and kept up until April 30. The 300A is a summary of the information from the OSHA 300 injury and illness...