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Supreme Court rules on acting capacity of government officials

04/24/2017
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that individuals awaiting confirmation to fill vacant federal positions cannot begin assuming those duties while their confirmation is pending.

DOL near top of regulatory hit list

04/18/2017
Only one federal agency earned more ire than the Department of Labor when President Trump asked business interests to weigh in with their ideas on where the government should cut regulations.

Senate HELP Committee wants to undo EEO-1 pay reporting rule

04/18/2017
The chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions wants the EEOC to rescind changes to the annual EEO-1 report that were instituted during the Obama administration.

Artificial intelligence begins driving the employment process

04/12/2017
In theory, removing bias from the employment equation should enable employers to hire and manage the best employees based on knowledge, skills and abilities. Several HR-related artificial intelligence software packages attempt to do just that.

NYC mulls legislation to expand employee rights

04/12/2017
The New York City Council is considering six bills that would grant workers additional rights, including four aimed specifically at the fast- food industry.

Acosta must wait for confirmation

04/12/2017
The Senate adjourned for its two-week April recess without confirming Alexander Acosta as Secretary of Labor.

Details emerge on DOL budget cuts

04/12/2017
The White House has sent Senate appropriators a spreadsheet detailing Department of Labor 2018 funding it plans to request.

What the new administration could mean for OSHA enforcement

04/06/2017
While there is talk of eliminating certain agencies, it is not likely that OSHA will be on the chopping block. However, less regulation is likely.

Penn State graduate assistants file to unionize

04/06/2017
The Coalition of Graduate Employees has teamed with the Pennsylvania Education Association to seek representation for an estimated 3,724 graduate student employees in the Penn State system.

During crunch time, what are the meal break rules for long shifts?

03/29/2017
Q. We are entering the busy season at work and would like our employees to work longer hours than usual for the next two months. Do we have any obligations to provide our employees with additional meal breaks if they work longer than eight hours in one day?