The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public hearing on Proposed EEO-1 Report amendments on Wednesday, November 20, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. The hearing will be…
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would both expand worker access to support opportunities, such as apprenticeships, and make it easier for states to administer the Trade Adjustment Assistance for…
U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement on the October 2019 Employment Situation report: “Significantly exceeding expectations, the U.S. economy added 128,000 new jobs in October. An additional 95,000 jobs in upward revisions for August and September…
U.S. Department of Labor schedules two additional webinars on the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime final rule On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published a final rule to make 1.3 million American…
U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) to consider Online Outreach Training Program Consortiums, a new model to administer online classes for the Outreach Training Program. The consortiums would consist…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today (September 24) the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “For the first time in over 15 years,…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) announced the implementation of new opioid controls to protect injured federal workers. The new controls aim to reduce the risk of long-term opioid use. The…
Today the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “For the first time in over 15 years, America’s workers will have an…
To register your apprenticeship program go to: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/registered-apprenticeship-program A Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) is a proven model of apprenticeship that has been validated by the U.S. Department of Labor or a State Apprenticeship Agency. Also, take a look at the…
Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 6,010 violations Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 3,671 Scaffolding (1926.451): 2,813 Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 2,606 Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,450 Ladders (1926.1053): 2,345 Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 2,093 Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503): 1,773 Machine Guarding (1910.212):…
