by Erick Lange | Oct 25, 2023 | Discrimination, DOL, Federal Contractors, Latest News, Wage & Hour
This month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) secured significant settlements in two cases for different labor law violations at the same company. In the first case, investigators found wage and hour violations at a federally-contracted provider of security and...
by Erick Lange | Oct 18, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, Latest News, NIOSH, OSHA, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Workplace Hazards
On October 12th, 2023, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced that they will launch a national survey of employers to assess current respirator use and practices in the workplace. This is the first time since 2001 that the agency...
by Erick Lange | Oct 18, 2023 | Latest News, State Labor Law, State News
Earlier this month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 700, which amends the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to protect applicants from discrimination for prior cannabis use. The law also provides for some specific exceptions. This...
by Erick Lange | Oct 18, 2023 | ADEA, age discrimination, EEOC, Latest News
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that a pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis, Indiana, will pay $2.4 million in a nationwide age discrimination lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s charges, the company failed to hire older...