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September 19, 2016

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Company Whistleblower Settlements Must Not Gag or Discourage Employees, OSHA Says

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published new guidelines for approving settlements between employers and employees in whistleblower cases to ensure that settlements do not contain terms that could be interpreted to restrict future whistleblowing. The guidelines, issued Sept. 9, make clear that OSHA will not approve a whistleblower settlement agreement that contains ...

September 15, 2016

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Oklahoma Becomes 35th State to Join DOL in Fighting Misclassification

The Department of Labor (DOL), its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to protect employees’ rights and level the playing field for employers by preventing worker misclassification as independent contractors or other non-employee statuses. The agencies will jointly provide clear, accur...

September 14, 2016

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Labor Law Compliance Pre-Assessment Available for Companies Seeking Federal Contracts

With a final rule taking effect Oct. 25 requiring companies seeking federal contracts of $500,0o0 or more to reveal any of 14 labor law violations they've committed within the past three years, the Department of Labor (DOL) has launched a pre-assessment program. The new disclosure requirement derives from President Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order of July 2014. As a preass...

September 14, 2016

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Seattle Becomes Fourth Northwest EEOC District to Sign MOU with Mexican Consulate

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Consulate of Mexico in Seattle. This marks the fourth agreement signed between the federal civil rights agency and Mexican consulates throughout the Pacific Northwest, following signings in Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, Calif.; and Boise, Idaho. In Seattle, Mexican Consul General...

September 13, 2016

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California to Mandate Farmworker Overtime Pay after 8 Hours in a Day

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed landmark legislation granting farmworkers overtime pay after 8 hours of work in a single day or 40 hours in a workweek. The current standard is 10 hours a day and 60 hours in a week before overtime kicks in for farmworkers. Assembly Bill 1066 starts phasing in the new standard in 2019, lowering the overtime threshold a half-hour each year until it reaches...

September 12, 2016

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Richmond EEOC Office Signs Agreement with Mexican Consulate

The Richmond Local Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Washington, D.C. Consulate of Mexico. The agreement establishes an ongoing collaborative relationship between these two entities to provide Mexican nationals with information, guidance and access to resources on the prevention of discrimination in the wo...

September 9, 2016

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Revised Form I-9 to Debut within 90 Days

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in late August approved revisions to the federal Employment Verification Form I-9 and gave the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 90 days to release the new form. The note sent to USCIS by OMB reads: USCIS will, within 90 days, update the I-9 system in order to reflect the new instruments. USCIS will indicate at the bottom of th...

September 8, 2016

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Circuit Court Slams the Brakes on Uber Drivers' Lawsuit

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Uber drivers who signed arbitration agreements with the ride-sharing company must use the arbitration process and not the courts to settle their grievances. Essentially, this means that only about 8,000 of some 240,000 drivers involved in the California-Massachusetts class action can proceed with the lawsuit. The others all signed arbit...

September 6, 2016

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U.S., Canada Agree on Common Labeling of Chemicals

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Health Canada, through the Regulatory Cooperation Council, have jointly developed a 2016-2017 Workplace Chemicals Work Plan. The purpose of the work plan is to ensure that current and future requirements for classifying and communicating the hazards of workplace chemicals will be acceptable in the United States and Canada without redu...

September 4, 2016

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DOL, Nebraska Sign Agreement on Fighting Misclassification

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

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