Initial filings for unemployment for the week rose to 231,000 for the week ending Nov. 11. That’s an increase of 13,000 from the previous week and a three-month high for new claims, according to data...
New publication guides employers in recruiting, hiring people with disabilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor on Tuesday released a resource guide about recruiting, hiring and employing people with disabilities.
Proposed OSHA rule would double time for employees to report suspected employer criminal antitrust...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 17, 2023
An interim final rule published by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, if finalized as currently written, would give employees twice as much time as they have now to report suspected criminal...
Labor Department introduces AI principles for worker safety
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 21, 2024
The Department of Labor announced last week principles for developers and employers for designing and using artificial intelligence in the workplace.
Canceling OSHA healthcare standard puts workers in ‘grave danger,’ unions tell court
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2022
The federal government has placed healthcare workers in “grave danger” by withdrawing portions of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard,...
Coalition launches campaign to fight DOL’s independent contractor rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2024
A coalition of independent workers and advocacy groups announced a campaign Wednesday to try to overturn the Labor Department’s independent contractor rule, which was finalized in January and is set...
Worker classification rule ‘problematic’ for healthcare employers as written, coalition says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2023
A coalition of 17 healthcare organizations is urging the US Department of Labor to exempt skilled nursing and other healthcare providers from a proposal that would more strictly limit how employers classify...
DOL targets home care for wage, employment rule violations: attorney
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Liza Berger
Sep 23, 2021
When it comes to labor and wage matters, home care agencies are in for a bumpy ride. The Department of Labor under President Biden is cracking down on home care and home health agencies that violate the...
Mental health matters: Department of Labor
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2022
A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...
$90 million in DOL grants will support pre-apprenticeship training in healthcare, other fields
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2022
The Department of Labor announced Wednesday $90 million in grants to support pre-apprenticeship training in healthcare and other high-demand industries.