On Friday, May 15, 18 Democratic Senators sent a letter to President Obama calling for him to issue an executive order that would make the federal government a "model employer."
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a proposed rule on the treatment of employer wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce and General Counsel (GC) Richard Griffin indicated the Board has no plans to deviate from the pro-organized labor tack they have been pursuing for quite some time.
The NLRB's Office of the General Counsel recently issued a memorandum of advice that concluded a franchisee, franchisor, and the franchisor's development agent were not joint employers under the NLRA.
An Administrative Law Judge with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO) recently penned a decision slashing Form I-9 penalties against a Kentucky-based trainer of thoroughbred race horses.
The DHS and the DOL have jointly announced a new interim final rule governing the certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment under the H-2B visa category.
On May 5, 2015, Secretary of Labor Perez announced that the DOL has submitted the proposed changes to the overtime regulations to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
