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June 23, 2016

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Obama Immigration Declarations Declared Dead by SCOTUS Tie Vote

Even after losing their potent ally Antonin Scalia, the once-majority Supreme Court conservatives were still able to block President Obama's immigration executive orders by means of a tie vote, which left Obama's November 2014 edicts blocked by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. A tie vote leaves the court decision being contested as the last decision standing. In the case of the immigrati...

June 21, 2016

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Sexual Harassment Training Doesn't Work, EEOC Task Force Concludes

After three decades of trying, training aimed at preventing sexual harassment in the workplace has gotten nowhere, according to a task force study commissioned by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Two commissioners of the EEOC, co-chairs of a Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace, called on stakeholders to double down and "reboot" workplace harassment ...

June 17, 2016

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EEOC Issues Sample Notice for Wellness Programs

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted on its website a sample notice that will help employers who have wellness programs comply with their obligations under a recently issued Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rule. The notice is available at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/regulations/ada-wellness-notice.cfm, and a brief question-and-answer document describing the notice r...

June 16, 2016

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Virginia Becomes 31st State to Join DOL in Combatting Misclassification

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Virginia Employment Commission have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to protect employees’ rights by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors or other non-employee statuses. The two agencies announced they will provide clear, accurate and easy-to-access outreach to emplo...

June 15, 2016

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HHS, Cuba to Partner on Health Issues

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health, what she later called an important milestone between the two countries since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations in 2015. The MOU establishes coordination across a broad spectrum of public health issues, including global ...

June 14, 2016

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OFCCP Updates Sex Discrimination Guidelines

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a Final Rule updating its sex discrimination guidelines, which were last revised in 1970. The rule implements Executive Order 11246, which prohibits companies with federal contracts and subcontracts from discriminating in employment on the basis of sex. According to the rule: This rule substantially revises the existing Sex...

June 9, 2016

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EEOC Miami Office to Help with Women's Issues in Puerto Rico

The Miami District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this week with the Office of the Women's Advocate of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The agreement establishes an ongoing collaboration between these entities to provide women with information, guidance, and access to resources on the prevention of discriminat...

June 7, 2016

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DOL to Award $100 Million in America's Promise Grants for Job Training, Placement

The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of approximately $100 million in America’s Promise Job-Driven Grants to develop and grow regional partnerships between workforce agencies, education and training providers and employers in a variety of industries such as information technology, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, financial services and educational services. The Ameri...

June 7, 2016

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ERISA Advisory Council Meeting for Three Days

The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, is meeting at the Department of Labor’s headquarters today through Thursday, to hear testimony from invited witnesses and to receive an update from the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). The council has scheduled the EBSA update tentatively for the morning of June 9. The...

June 6, 2016

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Benefits.gov Website Now Geotargeted

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the Benefits.gov – official federal government benefits website – now customizes the user’s search for government benefits based on the user’s location. By personalizing the content on government benefits and other information – and providing content most commonly requested – the site now provides a better and more efficient tool for its users, accor...

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