As expected, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its penalty increases, which became effective on January 15, 2025. The maximum penalties for serious and other-than-serious violations will...more
On December 27, 2020, the President signed a bill passed by Congress providing additional COVID-19 related relief and stimulus. The key provisions impacting employers and current and former employees are summarized below,...more
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On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that will increase the threshold salary requirement necessary for employees to be exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair...more
As seasoned Human Resource professionals have likely experienced, employees who have anticipated medical needs sometimes ask to decline leave available under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), for the purpose of...more
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it was fixing an “error” relating to its requirement that employers annually submit injury and illness data to OSHA....more