El pasado 12 de junio de 2015, Mexico reformó la Ley Federal del Trabajo (“LFT”) adoptando el incremento a la edad mínima para trabajar derivado de la reforma Constitucional de Junio 2014.
On June 12, 2015, Mexico amended the Federal Labor Law (“FLL”), adopting the increase in the legal working age that was enacted through a constitutional amendment in 2014.
Oregon's House recently passed a bill that will prohibit most employers from asking questions about criminal history on job applications or at any other point in the hiring process before the initial interview.
On June 17, 2015, the IRS and the PBGC released several regulatory measures implementing the multiemployer pension plan amendments that were enacted in December, 2014.
On June 10, 2015, six federal agencies issued a joint policy statement establishing standards for assessing the policies and diversity practices of the entities they regulate.
The day after the House Appropriations Committee released a draft bill that would significantly limit certain federal agency rules and initiatives, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a markup session of the measure.
The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued new versions of the agency's template Family and Medical Leave Act notices and certification forms, which have been approved for use for the next three years.
A draft House appropriations bill to fund various federal agencies, including the Department of Labor, for Fiscal Year 2016 includes several provisions that would effectively halt a number of controversial regulatory efforts.
On June 12, 2015, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 454, legislation that will require most employers with 10 or more employees in Oregon to provide employees with up to 40 hours per year of paid sick leave.
