The U.S. Labor Department has updated its model forms and notices relating to Family and Medical Leave Act certification. Except for a new expiration date — Feb. 28, 2015 — the new documents are identical to those that expired at…
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Labor Dept. Urges High Court to Accept Narrow Definition of Sales Reps
February 14, 2012 – 5:42 pm
By Khristine Scholtz The U.S. Labor Department, continuing its push for a narrow definition of outside salesmen, argued in a friend of the court brief that the outside-sales exemption is limited to employees who make their own sales. At issue…
OFCCP Gives Employers Until Feb. 21 to Respond to Quota for Hiring Workers With Disabilities
February 8, 2012 – 5:21 pm
Federal contractors have an additional two weeks — until Feb. 21 — to respond to the Labor Department’s proposal establishing goals for hiring workers with disabilities. In December, Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs released proposed regulations that would…
No Kidding: Chuck E. Cheese Fined for Child Labor Breach
December 14, 2011 – 3:09 pm
The San Jose Mercury ran an interesting piece recently about a wage and hour audit at the family pizza chain, Chuck E. Cheese. You might recall from ads that the company boasts that at Chuck E. Cheese, a “kid can…