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August 10, 2015

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DOL Proposes Rule to Protect Religious Liberties | WWC

The Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has announced a proposed rule that would provide beneficiaries of social service programs supported by department grants — such as those enrolled in employment and training programs — with religious liberty protections while continuing to ensure equal protection of the laws for faith-based and community organizations...

August 9, 2015

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DOL & Idaho Team Up on Misclassification | WWC

Officials from the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Idaho Department of Labor 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. Under the agreement, both agencies may share information and coordinate law enforcement. The MOU represents a new, combined...

August 7, 2015

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OSHA Proposes New Beryllium Standard | WWC

The federal government is proposing a new standard that would dramatically lower workplace exposure to beryllium, a widely used material that can cause devastating lung diseases. The proposal would apply to an estimated 35,000 workers covered by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). “This proposal will save lives and help thousands of workers stay heal...

August 4, 2015

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EEOC Targets Employment Exam in Latest Discrimination Lawsuit

This week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit alleging that an assisted living facility had used an "unlawful employment exam" that resulted in national original discrimination against African employees. The lawsuit alleges that the exam for Personal Care Providers (PCPs) contained questions "known to confuse ESL [English as a second language] test-takers" that r...

August 1, 2015

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NLRB Rules Individual Filing a Lawsuit Is 'Protected, Concerted Activity'

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), with a 2-1 majority, ruled this past week that a lone employee filing a lawsuit that seeks class action status is engaging in "protected, concerted activity," and thus that person's subsequent termination was illegal. The two affirming members wrote: [T]he Board has never been squarely presented with the question presented here: whether a single emplo...

July 31, 2015

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Michigan Supreme Court Grants Freedom from Agency Fees | WWC

The Michigan Supreme Court, in reviewing a suit against the state's recent right-to-work law, which frees employees from having to join unions and pay full union dues, ruled 4-3 this week that public employee unions cannot collect agency fees either. The ruling not only affirms Michigan as a right-to-work state but also frees employees who opt out of their unions from paying agency fees. Previ...

July 29, 2015

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OSHA NPRM on Ongoing Recordkeeping Duties | WWC

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its recordkeeping regulations to clarify that businesses have an "ongoing obligation" to maintain records on injuries and illnesses at work. The proposed amendment is in response to a court ruling that set the statute of limitations on recordkeeping violations at six months ...

July 28, 2015

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Study Touts Success of Obamacare | WWC

Using results from the 2012-2015 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index (a daily national telephone survey of 507,055 adults aged 18-64), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) analysts reported today that Obamacare has decreased the medically uninsured by 7.9 percent and achieved significant improvement in access to health care and medications. The study, "Changes in Self-reported In...

July 27, 2015

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OSHA Grants 60-Day Window on Enforcement of Confined Spaces Standard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will grant a two-month window for training when its new standard on confined spaces in construction goes into effect next Monday, Aug. 3. Full enforcement will then commence on Friday, Oct. 2. In attention to training employees on the new standard, companies are being urged to use the 60 days to procure any necessary equipment, including...

July 23, 2015

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EEOC, DOJ Celebrate 25th Anniversary of ADA | WWC

Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) jointly with the Department of Justice (DOJ) at an event at DOJ headquarters. During the event, the two agencies will announce a memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to strengthen EEOC and DOJ's Civil Rights Division's enforcement of the ADA and the...

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