All Department of Labor articles
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ArticleU.S. Department of Labor cracks down on child labor violations
The Department of Labor is using poultry processing company Mar-Jac Poultry as an example of what will happen when companies repeatedly employ underage workers in hazardous conditions. Hint: Companies can’t pin the blame on staffing agencies.
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News BriefTrump-era deregulation cuts OSHA enforcement powers on workplace hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor scaled back OSHA penalties for small businesses and limited use of the general duty clause as part of the Trump administration’s deregulation agenda.
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News BriefHyundai Motor caught in DOL complaint over child labor
The Department of Labor sued three Alabama businesses, including a Hyundai Motor manufacturing plant, for employing a 13-year-old worker on an auto parts assembly line.
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News BriefLessons from Arthur Grand ‘whites only’ case
IT company Arthur Grand Technologies’ settlements with the Department of Justice and Department of Labor regarding a discriminatory “whites only” job posting offer key takeaways regarding company liability and reputation risks.
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News BriefDOL orders Tuff Torq to pay $1.8M over child labor violations
The Department of Labor ordered Tennessee-based Tuff Torq Corp. to pay nearly $1.8 million over alleged child labor violations.
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PremiumPolicy changes underscore need for enhanced child labor due diligence
Rooting out potential child or forced labor violations in your company’s supply chain can have benefits beyond protecting reputation and being ethically sound. The process can also help your firm comply with pending child labor laws in other jurisdictions.
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PremiumDOL seeking more authority in crackdown on child labor violations
The Department of Labor has stepped up its enforcement of child labor law amid a concerning rise in child labor exploitation, yet the agency acknowledges its resources are not great enough to be a significant deterrent for such misconduct.
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News BriefBiden executive order aims to cut AI risk while boosting safe use
Companies that design powerful artificial intelligence systems must perform safety tests on the programs and share results with the U.S. government under a sweeping executive order intended to make AI safe while furthering robust innovation.
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ArticleOSHA widens enforcement scope with severe violator program update
More companies and industries are at risk of falling under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program now that the Labor Department agency has broadly expanded its enforcement scope.
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ArticleExxonMobil to pay reinstated employees $800K in OSHA whistleblower ruling
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil must reinstate two previously fired employees and pay them more than $800,000 in back wages, interest, and compensatory damages after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined the terminations to be illegal.
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ArticleWells Fargo ordered to pay ex-manager $22M in SOX whistleblower case
Wells Fargo must pay more than $22 million to a former senior banking executive who alleged to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration they were retaliated against for blowing the whistle on financial misconduct.
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ArticleOSHA will handle antitrust, AML retaliation claims from whistleblowers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will oversee worker retaliation claims for two new categories of whistleblowers—antitrust and anti-money laundering.
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ArticleWhat would a Democratic regulatory agenda look like under Biden?
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is no lock to win the presidency on Nov. 3. But it’s worth examining what compliance-related regulatory policies he’d support if he wins.
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ArticleLabor Dept. revives fiduciary rule with new proposal
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the proposal of a new exemption for investment advice fiduciaries designed to replace retirement-focused fiduciary rules made invalid two years ago.
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ArticleLabor Department enforcement action comes with compliance warning
Lloyd Industries has been ordered to pay $1 million in lost wages and punitive damages to two former employees who were fired in retaliation for their participation in a federal safety investigation, the Department of Labor announced.
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AICPA develops new benefit plan auditing standards
With new professional standards soon to be finalized, auditors are working on a plan to improve the quality of employee benefit plan audits.
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Former OFCCP Director Ondray Harris joins Hunton Andrews Kurth
Ondray Harris, former director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, has joined global law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth in the firm’s national labor and employment practice as special counsel in Washington.
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Labor Dept. encourages self-reporting of wage violations
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has announced a new initiative intended to encourage self-reporting of wage and hour violations.
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Labor Dept. proposal triggers a battle over employee gratuities
In December, the Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to allow tip-pooling. Critics say the change to existing gratuity laws and practices is misguided and the rulemaking process hid away an unfavorable economic analysis.
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Judge kills Obama administration's overtime rule
Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas has invalidated the Obama administration’s controversial rules regarding overtime pay. The Labor Department was already considering a reproposal prior to the decision.