Announces the acceptance of applications for the development and evaluation of training materials for employers and workers about selected safety and health topics by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Labor Department. Deadline of the submission of applications; Amount of ...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), formed in 1913, is a federal agency responsible for enforcing federal labor standards and occupational safety. The DOL’s goal is to create employment opportunities, protect retirement and healthcare benefits, help employers find workers, encourage collective bar...
On September 24, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”)announcedthe publication of anAI & Inclusive Hiring Framework(the “Framework”). As discussed below, the Framework sets forth ten “Focus Areas” for employers to consider when using AI recruiting and hiring tools to mi...
The new rule is intended to serve as a “practical guide to employers and employees” to show how the DOL would seek to apply the FLSA. It demonstrates an employee-friendly shift in interpretation. As noted above, no single factor (or even subset of factors) is necessarily defi...
Employers now have a clearer picture of how to determine whether a worker is classified as an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) thanks to a new final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), effective March 8, 2021. This test is significant...
Now that the final rule is withdrawn, employers should take note of how courts have applied the test in the jurisdictions in which they do business. And, we expect the Biden administration to re-visit this issue with a result likely not in favor of employers. Employers also must consider st...
HR & Compliance Center offers a variety of tools and resources to help employers handle various workplace issues that may arise due to hurricanes and other extreme weather events.Was this article helpful? Yes No Read more items tagged with the same topics Employee Management Employee Development...
Aside from the obvious benefit of keeping employees safe, healthy, and productive, meeting the OSHA workplace safety standards - OSHA trainingmakes financial sense for employersbecause: Every dollar spent on proper health and safety programs can save a business $4 to $6![1] ...
“NRF opposed these rules from the outset. They would have forced employers to reexamine compensation packages for millions of workers nationwide. Had the rule taken effect, some workers would have lost the status of a managerial position, valuable educational and training experiences, the capability...
Like AI 2015-1 before it, the Proposed Rule would leave employers uncertain they have correctly classified a worker as an independent contractor since they would not be able to know which factors the Department of Labor would favor in their ...