The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the primary responsibility for enforcing the law, although state agencies may also have a role in implementing certain provisions.Though the protections affect most employees,self-employedindividuals and those working on small family farms, amo...
It also established an Employees Health Benefits Fund to pay for program expenses and put forth provisions for studies, reports, and audits. In addition, FEHBA outlined the role of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).8 By law, OPM has the authority to contract with insurers and to ...
Under current federal law, employers are allowed to offer their employees free parking spaces as a tax-free benefit, but they can offer employees only up to 180 per year as a taxfree benefit for using mass transit. The government could significantly increase mass transit ridership by raising th...
The Bureau treats these contingent workers and workers in alternative work arrangements as part of total U.S. employment, and although they are in a typical employment situation, most of the general public would probably consider them employees. But how does Federal law treat workers in contingent...
for how much taxpayer money is being used on employees performing union activities. This is time and funding that should be spent on patient care or other services that directly benefit veterans. I am asking Secretary Shulkin to look into this situation to see whether these employees are fully ...
The program gives students a chance to work part-time jobs to fund college and graduate school costs.
for Human Resource Management include the SAVE Act of 2007 which aims to restrict illegal immigration, New Employee Verification Act of 2008 that would create a new electronic verification system and the Healthy Families Act that would require paid sick leave to full-time and part-time employees....
Puerto Rico: Employees can take a one-hour break after the third hour of work but before the sixth-hour of work. The employee gets double-pay for any work done during their meal break.An employer can choose to give work breaks that are lengthier than those the law demands. However, the...
aThe FECA covers federal civilian employees who work for U.S. government agencies, including the Postal Service. See our links to other sites for a list of these agencies. Also covered are certain volunteers, Peace Corps personnel, and state law enforcement offices injured while apprehending a fe...
Legal Alert: Federal Contractors Must Notify Employees of Their Rights Under Federal Labor LawsStephanie R. LeachGerard Morales