The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) have entered into a program together for the referral of untimely whistleblower claims, according to a May 21 memo from NLRB Associate General Counsel Anne Purcell to NLRB regional directors and officers.
There’s no question that compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be multifaceted and cumbersome, and U.S. Department of Labor continues to issue regulations that will govern the complex law. These regulations will likely impact the bottom line of every covered construction company. AGC’s webinar, Affordable Care Act Update for Construction Employers, will provide employers with the latest and greatest information regarding the ACA, how it will impact construction companies, and how construction companies should prepare. The webinar will be held on June 24 from 2:00-3:30 PM EDT and is just $79 for 鶹Ƶmembers and $99 for non-members.
On May 19, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) filed a consent judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to collect $556,000 in overtime back wages and liquidated damages for at least 445 current and former employees of Paul Johnson Drywall (PJD). PJD also agreed to pay $44,000 in civil monetary penalties – all for violations associated with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced that the annual national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force for 2014 is 7.2 percent.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) has upheld a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) finding that a nonunion trucking company’s confidentiality policy violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”).
Registration is now open for AGC’s 2014 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The conference, for HR, training and workforce development professionals in the construction industry, will be held Oct. 15-17 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Ariz. For more information or to register visit www.agc.org/CHRTPC.
Registration is now open for AGC’s 2014 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The conference, for HR, training and workforce development professionals in the construction industry, will be held Oct. 15-17 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information or to register visit www.agc.org/CHRTPC.
The 鶹ƵLabor and Employment Law Council held its 30th Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium on May 1 and 2, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Attorneys and chapter labor relations managers from across the country shared information and learned about the latest developments in construction labor and employment law.
In response to a request for comments from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), 鶹Ƶsubmitted comments regarding proposed changes to the employer reporting requirements for federal contractors as outlined by the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA).
On April 8, President Obama took two executive actions that will impact federal contractors. First, the president signed an executive order (EO) that will require federal contractors to allow their employees to discuss their earnings with one another. Second, the president signed a presidential memorandum (PM) instructing the U.S. Secretary of Labor to issue new regulations requiring federal contractors to submit to the Department of Labor (DOL) data on compensation paid to their employees, including by sex and race.