by Girish Anand | Apr 16, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) had long made life complicated for employers in the state who wanted to bring on board unpaid interns, adding an extra five criteria to those spelled out in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But all that...
by Girish Anand | Apr 9, 2010 | OSHA
The Department of Labor (DOL) has released its strategic plan for 2010-2016 with the overall objective being "good jobs for everyone," in the words of Secretary Hilda Solis. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently held a Web chat to...
by Girish Anand | Apr 8, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
A federal judge has dismissed claims against the Church of Scientology by a (former?) member who alleges she was forced to work 100-hour weeks for no pay under a billion-year contract for the religion’s elite Sea Organization, according to a report in The...
by Girish Anand | Apr 6, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law
The Department of Labor (DOL) and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) are not only targeting independent contractor misclassification, but they’re also now coming after the misclassification–and misuse–of interns. M. Patricia Smith, who went after New...
by Girish Anand | Apr 2, 2010 | Random Musings
Taking the stage in Chicago at what was once Jane Addams’ Hull House, where FDR Labor Secretary Frances Perkins got started, Obama Labor Secretary Hilda Solis launched a nationwide public awareness program called "We Can Help" on April 1. "I have...
