by Editorial Staff | Nov 6, 2023 | Latest News, OSHA, Workplace Hazards
As stated in a November 3 news release, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently cited a construction company that failed to institute proper fall prevention measures. In this case, the incident occurred at a Glen Cove, New York, worksite on...
by Erick Lange | Oct 31, 2023 | Consumer Privacy, cybersecurity, Federal Labor Law, FTC, Latest News
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently approved an amendment to its Safeguards Rule to introduce the data security breach reporting requirement for all covered entities, including non-banking financial institutions. Specifically, this requirement applies when a...
by Erick Lange | Oct 31, 2023 | DOL, FLSA, Latest News, Misclassification
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on October 27 that a company in Massachusetts paid $3.2 million to settle an exempt worker misclassification case that affected over 700 sales representatives. The DOL found that the employer had misclassified the employees...
by Erick Lange | Oct 25, 2023 | DHS, DOL, H-2A, H-2B, immigration, Latest News
On October 19th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced new efforts to strengthen protections for migrant workers under...
by Erick Lange | Oct 25, 2023 | Labor-Management Relations, Latest News, SEC, whistleblower
Recent court cases have shown that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to examine non-disclosure agreements for securities law violations. Specifically, this refers to violations of Rule 21F-17 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
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...
