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Employers would be interested to review the USDOL’s regulatory agenda published in Spring 2010. In particular, employers should note the USDOL’s emphasis on proactive measures that the department would like to require employers to take before the USDOL investigator arrives. Indeed, the USDOL’s agenda marks the end of any regulatory tolerance for what the government […]
Earlier this month, the USDOL unveiled the latest development in its e-laws advisor programs: an online resource entitled “Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor.” The website and related links continue the USDOL’s effort to educate employers and employees about the amendments to the ADA, as well as its fundamental applications. The website requires the viewer to answer […]
Earlier this month, the EEOC announced that the agency had secured its largest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) settlement in history. The case against Sears Roebuck & Co was brought in the Northern District of Illinois in 2004 and just this month resulted in a court approved settlement. In the lawsuit, the EEOC claimed that Sears implemented […]
Yesterday, USDOL Secretary Hilda Solis announced that USDOL has hired 250 new Wage and Hour investigators. The hiring will result in a 33% increase in investigative staff which, no doubt, will herald more investigations. As the Secretary’s press release stated, “America’s workers should rest assured that protecting worker rights is a top priority at the […]
