NEW REPORT ON STATE LABOR LEGISLATION ENACTED IN 2008
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published a comprehensive article on state labor legislation enacted in 2008 in the January 2009 issue of the Monthly...
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HOUSE BILL RE-INTRODUCED TO PERMIT COMP TIME
Mar 2, 2009, 10:37:00 PM
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) has re-introduced a bill (“Family-Friendly Workplace Act,” H.R. 933) that would give private sector employees the...
Bill Introduced in House to Enhance FMLA
Mar 2, 2009, 10:21:00 PM
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney has introduced the proposed Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act (H.R. 824) that would allow employees to take, as...
Senate Confirms Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor
Feb 24, 2009, 4:56:00 PM
by Fred Satterwhite, Senior Consultant, DCI Consulting Group, Inc. The Senate confirmed Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) as President Obama's...
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President Obama Signs Executive Orders Reversing Bush Labor Policies
Feb 2, 2009, 9:58:00 AM
On January 30, 2009, President Obama signed three executive orders that will reverse former President George W. Bush’s labor policies. Under the new...
President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Into Law
Feb 2, 2009, 9:42:00 AM
President Obama signed the long anticipated Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 into law on January 29, 2009 at a White House signing ceremony....
DHS ANNOUNCES MAY 21, 2009 AS DATE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS TO START E-VERIFY
Feb 2, 2009, 9:32:00 AM
DHS has posted a notice on their website stating that federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to begin using the E-Verify system...
OFCCP Releases Fiscal Year 2008 Enforcement Statistics
Feb 2, 2009, 9:28:00 AM
On December 30, 2008 OFCCP reported that in fiscal year 2008, the agency won a record $67,510,982 in back pay, salary and benefits for 24,508 U.S....
OFCCP Posts FAQs on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Feb 2, 2009, 9:24:00 AM
In addition to its release of FY 08 enforcement statistics, OFCCP also posted a new FAQ section on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) on its...
DOL Wage & Hour Division Releases FY08 Enforcement Results
Feb 2, 2009, 9:21:00 AM
The Department of Labor Wage and Division has announced that it recouped back wages totaling $185,287,827 for 228,645 workers in FY 2008.
DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy Releases Business Case Research
Feb 2, 2009, 9:19:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has released business case information – The Survey of Employer...
Supreme Court to Hear Reverse Discrimination Case on Employment Tests
Feb 2, 2009, 9:12:00 AM
On January 9, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit brought by 17 white and one Hispanic firefighters challenging their employer’s...