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October 26, 2009

Obama Names P. David Lopez as His Choice for EEOC General Counsel

Last Thursday President Obama announced has his intent to nominate P. David Lopez to serve as general

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October 26, 2009

Senate Confirms Two DOL Assistant Labor Secretaries

Last week the Senate confirmed the nominations of Joseph A. Main to be the assistant labor secretary

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October 26, 2009

India: New Visa Proposed for Chinese Laborers

As reported by Business Standard, sources suggest that a new visa is being developed for Chinese nationals

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October 26, 2009

DHS Awards Contract to Securitize New Employment Authorization Document

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a contract

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October 23, 2009

New York Suspends Mandatory Flu Shots

Less than one week after a state court judge halted New York state’s emergency regulation requiring

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October 23, 2009

The U.S. Department of Labor Urges Second Circuit to Deny FLSA Overtime Exemptions to Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives

On October 14, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) filed an amicus brief in a case pending

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October 23, 2009

Senate-Approved Defense Authorization Bill Extends Military FMLA Leave

On Thursday, the Senate voted 68 to 29 to approve the conference report (pdf) to the National Defense

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October 23, 2009

Unemployment Benefits Extension Bill Stalls Yet Again

It appears that hope for easy passage of an amended unemployment insurance benefits extension bill introduced

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October 23, 2009

FMCSA Targets Commercial Bus and Truck Drivers and Carriers that Violate Drug and Alcohol Rules

Seventy-seven bus and truck drivers are banned from operating commercial motor vehicles and 84 commercial

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October 23, 2009

GAO Says Social Security Administration IT System Needs Upgrading

As reported by Nextgov.com, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report suggests that the Social

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