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December 21, 2010

Year-End Roundup of EEOC Developments - Part I

As 2010 comes to a close and employers continue to deal with an emboldened EEOC, there are various noteworthy

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December 21, 2010

House Approves Bill Granting Food Industry Employees Whistleblower Rights

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved by a 215 – 144 margin the FDA Food Safety Modernization

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December 20, 2010

DOL Seeks Comment on Issues Related to Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Employees

The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will issue a request for information (pdf) in Tuesday’s edition

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December 20, 2010

DOL's Regulatory Agenda Shows Heavy Focus on Workplace Safety

In the next year, the Department of Labor (DOL) intends to issue 35 proposed rules and 25 final rules,

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December 17, 2010

New York Enacts Wage Theft Prevention Act

New York law has long prohibited employers from paying workers less than the minimum wage or failing

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December 17, 2010

Obama to Sign Tax Bill Temporarily Extending Unemployment Benefits, Payroll Tax Cuts

On Friday, President Obama is expected to sign into law compromise legislation that would extend expiring

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December 17, 2010

DOL Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

On Monday the Department of Labor (DOL) will publish its Semiannual Regulatory Plan (pdf) in the Federal

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December 17, 2010

New York Hospitality Wage Orders Revised

The long-awaited revisions to New York's hospitality industry wage regulations have finally become official.

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December 14, 2010

Senate Advances Tax Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits, Decreasing Payroll Taxes

As expected, the contentious tax compromise bill (H.R. 4853) cleared a procedural hurdle on Monday when

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