Articles Tagged with ''Department of Labor''

Apprenticeships increase direct benefits for employers, like increased productivity, and indirect ones such as reduced turnover and improved talent pipelines.

The U.S. Department of Labor issued new guidelines for categorizing independent contractors and employees per the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

In this Legal Insights episode, Trent Cotney of Adams and Reese shares why the new independent contractor rule will impact the roofing industry, some important dates to know and what contractors can do now to prepare.

The Department of Labor is holding two public forums regarding rulemaking on independent contractor verses employee status.

The visas are for U.S. employers seeking to employ additional workers on or after April 1 through Sept. 30, 2022.

Through the program, OSHA will conduct heat-related workplace inspections before workers suffer preventable injuries, illnesses or fatalities.

While unions have made some small victories as of late, they appear to be struggling to regain the membership levels they once held.

With a growing Spanish-speaking workforce, the ability for employees to communicate effectively in their first language is being met within Jobba.

The initiative promotes greater contractor attention concerning the use of pay equity audits to weed out pay inequities in employment practices.

The webinar will assist contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders in understanding Davis-Bacon compliance requirements.