by Girish Anand | Sep 12, 2016 | EEOC
The Richmond Local Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Washington, D.C. Consulate of Mexico. The agreement establishes an ongoing collaborative relationship between these two...
by Girish Anand | Sep 9, 2016 | DHS, I-9, USCIS
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in late August approved revisions to the federal Employment Verification Form I-9 and gave the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 90 days to release the new form. The note sent to USCIS by OMB...
by Girish Anand | Sep 8, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Uber drivers who signed arbitration agreements with the ride-sharing company must use the arbitration process and not the courts to settle their grievances. Essentially, this means that only about 8,000 of...
by Girish Anand | Sep 6, 2016 | GHS, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Health Canada, through the Regulatory Cooperation Council, have jointly developed a 2016-2017 Workplace Chemicals Work Plan. The purpose of the work plan is to ensure that current and future requirements for...
by Girish Anand | Sep 4, 2016 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nebraska Department of Labor intended to protect employees’ rights by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors...
