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August 2, 2016

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Subway Teams with WHD to Monitor Wage and Hour Issues

Subway, a DBA of Doctor's Associates Inc., has reached an agreement dated Aug. 1 with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) to "ensure a fair day's pay for a fair day's work" at its U.S. franchises. The agreement notes that Subway has partnered with WHD since 2012 to educate franchisees on adhering to the wage, hour and labor standards of the Fair Labor Standards Ac...

August 1, 2016

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EEO-1 Notifications Mailed Out; Surveys Due Back by Sept. 30

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has completed mailing its 2016 EEO-1 Survey notification letters. The EEO-1 is an annual survey that requires all private employers with 100 or more employees and federal government contractors or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract/subcontract of $50,000 or more to file the EEO-1 report. The filing of the EEO-1...

July 29, 2016

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Federal Court Rules Against EEOC's Interpretation of Title VII

In a sharp rebuke to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its finding that the sex discrimination provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act covers gender identity and sexual orientation, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has ruled that only Congress or the Supreme Court can extend that protection. “Kimberly Hively has failed to state a claim under Title VI...

July 26, 2016

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I-9 Fines to Jump Upward Along with Other Federal Penalties

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have published final rules that will raise monetary penalties for Form I-9 and H-1B violations dramatically beginning Aug. 1. The penalty structure for I-9 violations will rise from $110-to-$1,100 per instance to $216-to-$2,156. H-1B application violation fines will go from $1,000 per to $1,782. The fines are being ...

July 26, 2016

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EEOC Launches Outreach on Religious Discrimination

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Jenny Yang and Commissioner Charlotte Burrows participated in an inter-agency briefing at the White House and then announced the release of a one-page fact sheet designed to help young workers better understand their rights and responsibilities under the federal employment anti-discrimination laws prohibiting religious discrimination. The fac...

July 25, 2016

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Arizona Relaunches CHIP Health Services for Children

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has approved Arizona’s plan to allow new enrollment in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) after enrollment was frozen for several years. Now all states provide CHIP coverage to eligible children. “Today’s approval is a step forward for the health of Arizona children in low-income families,” said Vikki W...

July 23, 2016

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MLB Minor Leaguers Strike Out on Minimum Wage Lawsuit

A federal judge has decertified the collective of former minor league players suing Major League Baseball (MLB) over minimum wage claims, and he has also denied their certification as a class action. Lawyers representing the former minor leaguers vowed to appeal. U.S. Magistrate Joseph Spero of the Northern District of California made the ruling July 21. Eight months earlier, he had provisiona...

July 21, 2016

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Administration Asks SCOTUS to Revisit Immigration Decision

The Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Obama administration, has petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision on the president's immigration executive orders "before a full nine-member court." The court earlier tied 4-4 in reviewing a Texas federal judge's injunction against the executive orders that would defer deportation and grant work permits to millions of undocument...

July 21, 2016

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Under Cloud of Lawsuits, OSHA Delays Anti-Retaliation Provisions of Reporting Rule

After several lawsuits were filed in Texas over the issue, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it is delaying enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions in its new injury and illness tracking rule to conduct additional outreach and provide educational materials and guidance for employers. Originally scheduled to begin Aug. 10, 2016, enforcement will now begin ...

July 19, 2016

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MSHA Respirable Coal Mine Dust Target Largely Being Met, Sampling Finds

A federal rule to protect the nation’s miners from exposure to dangerous levels of coal mine dust is having a significantly positive impact in Phase II, a recent sampling by the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) shows. MSHA announced July 18 that approximately 99 percent of the respirable coal mine dust samples collected from April 1, 2016, through June 30, 201...

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