Stuart Ishimaru Named Acting EEOC Chairman
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that President Obama appointed Stuart Ishimaru as Acting Chairman and Christine...
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EEOC General Counsel Returns to Private Practice
Mar 2, 2009, 10:47:00 PM
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Ronald S. Cooper, General Counsel of the EEOC, will return to private practice....
Bureau of Labor Statistics to Report on Employment Status of People With Disabilities
Mar 2, 2009, 10:45:00 PM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that it will begin releasing monthly data on the employment and unemployment of persons with disabilities....
NEW REPORT ON STATE LABOR LEGISLATION ENACTED IN 2008
Mar 2, 2009, 10:39:00 PM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published a comprehensive article on state labor legislation enacted in 2008 in the January 2009 issue of the Monthly...
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...
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...
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...
New Bill Would Increase Penalties for Hiring Undocumented Workers
Feb 2, 2009, 9:00:00 AM
On January 6, 2009, Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) introduced the “Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009,’’ which...