Associated Builders and Contractors announced on May 23 the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees,” which will change overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Department of Labor released a far-reaching set of principles that provide employers and developers that create and deploy artificial intelligence with guidance for designing and implementing these emerging technologies in ways that enhance job quality and protect workers’ rights.
Over 2,000 commenters responded to the Department of Labor’s request for input on occupations that should be added to the “Schedule A” shortage list, which presumes U.S. workers are not available in a listed occupation and speeds employer applications for green cards for workers in those jobs.
The Department of Labor issued a blog post that highlights five ways construction industry employers can create safer and better workplaces for all workers, especially women.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a virtual roundtable on Feb. 16 from 1-3 p.m. ET on the Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Modernization Rule.
Violations of safety rules on job sites are now more expensive, as the Labor Department announced its annual cost-of-living adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2024.
The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to enhance the National Apprenticeship System by modernizing regulations for registered apprenticeships.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Sept. 25 that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a new initiative focused on enhancing enforcement and providing compliance assistance to protect workers in the engineered stone fabrication and installation industries.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced the publication of the latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List. The CSAL is a list of 250 federal contractors, federally assisted contractors and federally assisted subcontractors that have been selected for a compliance evaluation, which the OFCCP may begin scheduling immediately.
