by admin | Nov 17, 2015 | OSHA
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking public comment on an updated version of its voluntary Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines. First published in 1989, the guidelines are being updated to reflect...
by admin | Nov 16, 2015 | DOL, Federal Labor Law
Nearly 70 million workers lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan. Many states are seeking ways to expand savings options for these workers. It is against this backdrop that the Department of Labor (DOL) has published a notice of proposed rulemaking and...
by admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Overtime Rules
The Obama administration’s plan to thrust millions of salaried workers into the non-exempt status that entitles them to overtime pay has been delayed until late 2016, according to Solicitor of Labor Patricia Smith. Speaking at the American Bar...
by admin | Nov 11, 2015 | Personnel Concepts
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, using executive fiat, has set in motion a plan to raise the minimum wage for all state workers to $15 an hour by no later than 2021. Once implemented, the minimum wage will affect some 10,000 workers statewide, about 6.5 percent of the...
by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking comments on a draft document intended to help employers develop a program to protect employees from retaliation when they raise concerns about workplace conditions or activities that could harm...
