by admin | Mar 23, 2015 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on March 20 voted to send a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the interplay of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with respect to wellness programs to the White House...
by admin | Mar 22, 2015 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law
Testifying before Congress, Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Thomas Perez acknowledged that it will take “a few more months” for his department to rewrite the rules for who is eligible for overtime at work. “We want to make sure that our proposal,...
by admin | Mar 19, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law
A federal judge in Seattle has rejected a lawsuit by city-based franchisees that sought to delay implementation of the Emerald City’s looming $15-an-hour minimum wage law. At issue was the minimum wage measure’s inclusion of franchises in the large company...
by admin | Mar 19, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law
After earlier announcing it was trimming its workforce by 1,700 positions, Target has jumped on the minimum wage bandwagon by matching WalMart’s hourly wage minimum of $9 this year and $10 in 2016. The first increase is set for April. The retailer already pays...
by admin | Mar 17, 2015 | OSHA
Workers at McDonald’s in 19 cities have filed safety complaints with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The complaints involve allegations of severe burns on the job caused by hot oil, hot grills and greasy, slippery floors....