On August 24, 2023, as part of its ongoing heat illness prevention rulemaking effort, the OSHA released various options for inclusion in a proposed rule to address heat injury and illness prevention in outdoor and indoor work settings.
Proposed legislation would create a new “Fast Food Council” with limited authority to recommend employment regulations, set $20/hr minimum wage for workers in this industry, and allow the IWC to remain de-funded.
The OFCCP has revised the “Itemized Listing” that it uses to collect information from federal contractors that are selected for supply or service audits to include a request for information on contractors’ use of AI hiring tools.
WPI’s Labor Day Report examines the state of the workforce, federal agency activity, state and local trends, and what’s in store for employers in the months ahead.
The EEOC has announced that the long-delayed 2022 EEO-1 reporting period will finally open on October 31, 2023. The deadline for filing will be December 5, 2023.
On August 30, 2023, the DOL released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the “white collar” overtime exemption regulations applicable to executive, administrative, and professional employees.
OSHA released a proposed rule on its worker walkaround representative policy that would allow a third-party employee representative to be present during Compliance Safety and Health Officer inspections.
On August 24, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule amending the federal regulations that govern representation election procedures.
On August 25, 2023, the NLRB adopted a modified “Joy Silk doctrine,” which facilitates union organizing by card check instead of a secret ballot election.
