Employers Warned of Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Under New Overtime Rule December 29, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Time is running out for employers to familiarize themselves with new federal rules on overtime pay. Starting January 1, the...
Feds Sue Kentucky Restaurants Over Failure to Pay Workers $130K in Overtime December 3, 2018 The federal Department of Labor is suing the owners of two Kentucky brunch restaurants it says failed to pay workers...
New York’s Financial Watchdog Proposes ‘Best Interest’ Rules December 29, 2017 By Katherine Chiglinsky New York State’s top financial watchdog proposed regulations that would require sellers of life insurance and annuities to act in...
California Company Says CDI Wrongly Halting Sales of Workers’ Comp Product October 21, 2016 By Don Jergler The head of a business providing worker’s compensation and other benefits that was issued a cease and desist notice from...
Mississippi City to Settle Federal Lawsuit Involving 39 Police Officers February 12, 2015 A federal lawsuit filed in April 2014 on behalf of 39 current or former Jackson, Miss. Police Department officers will...
U.S. to Update Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors January 29, 2015 The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing to clarify federal contractors’ requirements to prohibit sex discrimination. The recommended changes would...
OSHA Fines Idaho Company Over Natural Gas Explosion June 5, 2013 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Lewiston, Idaho construction company for its role in a natural gas...
Alcohol Discrimination Ruling Upheld In Montana Inmate’s Death March 22, 2013 A state hearings officer has upheld a ruling that Blaine and Hill counties showed discriminatory indifference toward an 18-year-old inmate...
Federal Healthcare Law to Aid Black Lung Victims April 5, 2012 By Vicki Smith Proposed changes to U.S. Department of Labor rules would make it easier for coal miners and their families to obtain...
Google Captive in Hawaii on Track January 18, 2012 By Don Jergler Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance...