by Girish Anand | Feb 16, 2010 | Minimum Wage Law
On Thursday, Feb. 18, the Labor Committee of the Maine legislature will hold hearings on a proposed law to tie the state’s minimum wage into the cost-of-living index. The Maine minimum wage currently rests at $7.50 an hour, 25 cents higher than the federal rate....
by Girish Anand | Feb 11, 2010 | Federal Labor Law
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is receiving a 33-percent budget increase for fiscal 2011 and will use the money to hire 213 new compliance officers and launch a more rigorous enforcement program. The OFCCP is tasked with monitoring...
by Girish Anand | Feb 8, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, OSHA
No word yet on what effect it will have on the popcorn you buy in the theater or microwave in a bag at home, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is set to regulate the use of diacetyl–the buttery-taste substance in commercial...
by Girish Anand | Feb 5, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law
The Obama Administration’s fiscal 2011 budget earmarks $25 million for a joint project by the Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ferret out employers who abuse the tax code and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by misclassifying as...
by Girish Anand | Feb 4, 2010 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which took effect Nov. 21, 2009, not only forbids employers and health insurers from collecting individuals’ genetic information and using that in their decision-making; it also prohibits the solicitation of...