by Girish Anand | Feb 15, 2016 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules, WHD
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) has launched an education and enforcement initiative on the West Coast and in surrounding areas aimed at ensuring workers at fast food establishments are being paid the proper minimum wage and overtime....
by Girish Anand | Feb 15, 2016 | GHS, OSHA
As part of its efforts to protect workers from the hazards of chemicals, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plans to issue new guidance on how to apply the Weight of Evidence approach when dealing with complex scientific studies. On February 16,...
by Girish Anand | Feb 13, 2016 | DOL, Overtime Rules
Despite tagging summer 2016 as the publication date for its revised white collar overtime rule, the Department of Labor (DOL) may now rush the rule into effect before May 16, which it learned is the final deadline that guarantees the next administration cannot reverse...
by Girish Anand | Feb 11, 2016 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns of the 89,385 charges of workplace discrimination that the agency received in fiscal year 2015. Retaliation charges increased by nearly 5 percent and continue to be the leading...
by Girish Anand | Feb 10, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, PPACA
Though it’s been labeled pretty much dead on arrival, President Obama’s budget for 2017 includes a request for funds to allow new states to expand their Medicaid rolls under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with a two-year free ride. The original ACA...
