Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis announces proposed rulemaking to implement statutory amendments to Family and Medical Leave Act [01/30/2012]
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement new statutory amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act that would expand military family leave provisions and incorporate a special eligibility provision for airline flight crew employees.
Secretary Solis and OPM Director John Berry Sign Joint Memorandum Outlining Resources for Implementing Executive Order 13548
This Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, signed jointly by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry, outlines resources for implementing Executive Order 13548 - Increasing the Federal Employment of People with Disabilities.
OFCCP Training, February 23, SanDiego: AA steps and Other Requirements for Construction Contractors
Pharmaceutical Giant Settles Wage and Hour Class Action
Rather than wait for the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming decision over whether pharmaceutical sales representatives fit within the outside sales exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. and plaintiffs' counsel in a separate case announced that they had settled nationwide wage and hour claims on behalf of 7,000 Novartis pharmaceutical sales representatives. The settlement includes an award of $99 million for eligible class members and 30 percent of the $99 million award in attorneys' fees. |