Worker Rights Consortium's Designated Suppliers Program for Collegiate Apparel | DOJ No. 11-1656 |
12/16/2011
The Department of Justice has issued a business review letter stating that it will not challenge a proposal by the Worker Rights Consortium to implement the Designated Suppliers Program. More...
Final Determination Revising the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced Child Labor | ILAB Release Number: 12-0647-NAT |
4/3/2012
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs has published a revised list of products that federal contractors must certify under Executive Order 13126 are not produced with forced or indentured child labor. More...
National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | Release Number: 12-0636-NAT, OSHA Directive No. CPL 03-00-016 |
4/5/2012
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a new National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities to protect workers from serious safety and health hazards that are common in medical industries. More...
Rules to Live By III - MHSA | DOL Release Number: 12-0184-NAT |
1/31/2012
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has launched the third phase of an outreach and enforcement program designed to strengthen efforts to prevent mining fatalities. More...
Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other Than Age Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act | 29 CFR Part 1625, RIN 3046-AA76 |
3/29/2012
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued the “Final Regulation on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other than Age” (RFOA) under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). More...
Guidance Memorandum on Representation Case Procedure Changes | Memorandum GC 12-04 |
4/26/2012
In a memo issued today, National Labor relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon outlined in detail how regional offices will implement new representation case procedures that take effect on Monday, April 30. More...
Hazard Communication | OSHA Release Number: 12-280-NAT, 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926, Docket No. OSHA-H022K-2006-0062 (formerly Docket No. H022K) |
3/20/2012
To better protect workers from hazardous chemicals, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its Hazard Communication Standard, aligning it with the United Nations' global chemical labeling system. More...
Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards | MSHA Release Number: 12-0627-NAT |
4/3/2012
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has released a final rule "Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards.” More...
Reorganization - U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration | Number 12-0233-NAT |
2/8/2012
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has announced a reorganization designed to centralize its oversight of certain cross-cutting, compliance-related actions. More...
Treasury Department’s Guidance Package on Lifetime Income/Labor Department's Final Rule on 401(k) Fee Disclosure | DOL Number 11-1653-NAT |
2/2/2012
Following President Obama's State of the Union address, in which he proposed a blueprint for an American economy built to last, the U.S. Departments of Labor and the Treasury have undertaken two executive actions designed to help enhance security for millions of Americans saving for retirement. More...