by Editorial Staff | Dec 5, 2023 | Child Labor, DOL, Latest News
On November 28th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) updating child labor penalties. According to the federal agency, in recent years, there has been a significant rise in child labor violations. Subsequently, the DOL’s...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 28, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, Human Resources, Labor-Management Relations, Latest News, NLRA, NLRB, Wage & Hour
[Updated November 27th, 2023 to reflect the revised effective date.] On October 26th, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) released its joint employer final rule. The final rule rescinds the previous 2020 final rule. According to the NLRB, the...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 21, 2023 | Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News
According to a new report, in 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took significant strides against systemic discrimination. All in all, the agency states that this was a year of robust action and impactful outcomes. Overall, the EEOC’s Fiscal...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 14, 2023 | BLS, Latest News, OSHA
A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report revealed that employers reported increased nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022. This surge within private industry workplaces showed a 7.5 percent rise from 2021 and raised significant concerns within the...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 7, 2023 | Latest News, NLRB, OSHA, whistleblower
On October 31st, 2023, two federal agencies announced that they joined forces to fortify whistleblower protections in the workplace. Accordingly, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) shared details about this collaboration. In...
