Articles Tagged with ''Department of Labor''

Recent actions taken by the Department of Labor will relaunch the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship and eliminate redundant apprenticeship programs.

The PAID program enabled employers to avoid accountability and deprived workers of their rights from taking action on FLSA violations, according to the Department of Labor.

New OSHA guidance seeks to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

The rules includes clarifications on the "economic reality" test, two "core factors" and other factors needed to determine if workers are employees or independent contractors.

Though the proposed rule change was made with large, multinational companies in mind, the impact will be wide and sweeping.

The Department of Labor's newly proposed distinction between employee and independent contractor will cause complications for roofing contractors that rely on subcontractor labor.

Should other states follow suit, roofing contractors across the country will need to overhaul safety protocols and employment practices to comply with COVID-19 workplace safety rules.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued bulletins clarifying what workers should know about child labor laws and paid and medical sick leave as summer officially begins during the pandemic.

Cano Roofing Inc., doing business as signature Roofing in Eagle, Idaho, must pay $48,206 in overtime to employees and faces $5,526 in penalties for child labor violations.