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Among other revisions, this most recent version of the Q & A makes a change regarding the circumstances under which employers may conduct a viral COVID-19 test. Previously, consistent with
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Office of Field Programs has launched a new webpage for its tribal programs, the federal agency announced today.
The Department of Labor’s proposed amendment to the QPAM Exemption would impose stricter conditions and make it more difficult for managers to avail themselves of one of the most commonly
On August 17, OSHA announced that it had recently launched a regional initiative in three Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia in an effort to protect workers and reduce
The current Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) expires at the end of 2022. But Cal/OSHA is not done with COVID-19 regulations. There is a Non-Emergency Regulation in process. The Standards Board
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country. The fresh funding, announced Monday, will be allocated via
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $20,520,000 in grant funding to Arizona, Colorado and North Carolina to improve the delivery of unemployment insurance services to people
What was once a battered Econo Lodge, a strip of rooms bordering a black cement parking lot near downtown Hillsboro, is now a flagship re-housing project offering temporary transitional housing
New guidelines from the EEOC have switched the standard from ‘presumed permissible’ to a needed business reason.
It is imperative that employers familiarize themselves with the Fact Sheet and FAQs to understand their FMLA compliance obligations and be prepared to identify and handle FMLA-covered leave requests.
Cal/OSHA states in its guidance that “proximity and length of exposure are key to this determination.”
As a rule addressing protections for workers against potential exposure to wildfire smoke is set to take effect July 1, Oregon OSHA encourages employers and workers to use new resources
As employers continue to introduce a variety of software, algorithmic and artificial intelligence (“AI”) based tools into the workplace to assist and support employment-based decisions
The EEOC provides technical assistance training to both federal and private sector employers. For federal sector employees, virtual courses start on June 13, 2022. With more than 25 courses offered
Raising wages prior to proper incorporation of the applicable FAR provision risks a government contractor’s eligibility for a contract price adjustment to account for increased wages. Therefore, contractors should make
