Blog posts in tag labor law

Mortgage Loan Officers Owe a Fiduciary Duty to Employer

Posted on 07/12/2018 at 10:12 AM by Jesse Johnston

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, Jesse Johnston

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Mortgage Loan Officers Owe a Fiduciary Duty to Employer

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) recently entered into a consent order with a mortgage...

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Cyberinsurance Covers Claim: But at What Cost?

Posted on 07/10/2018 at 10:10 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, Employment & Labor Law, John Lande

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Cyberinsurance Covers Claim: But at What Cost?

This blog has been following years of litigation arising from a spoofing campaign that tricked employees at Medidata Sol...

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Welcome Back, Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

Posted on 05/31/2018 at 11:34 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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Welcome Back, Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

For decades, the U.S Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) opinion letters were welcomed by e...

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Limited Time Offer! DOL Announces Start of Six-Month PAID Pilot Program

Posted on 04/04/2018 at 11:38 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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Limited Time Offer! DOL Announces Start of Six-Month PAID Pilot Program

On April 3, 2018 the US Department of Labor announced the immediate start of its “Payroll Audit Independent Determ...

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DOL’s PAID Program: Wage and Hour to Supervise Settlements When Employers Voluntarily Disclose Violations

Posted on 03/15/2018 at 01:48 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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DOL’s PAID Program: Wage and Hour to Supervise Settlements When Employers Voluntarily Disclose Violations

On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced an upcoming nationwide pilot designed to streamline the r...

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Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Federal Legislation

Posted on 01/10/2018 at 11:06 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

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Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Federal Legislation

Earlier last month I read an article entitled, “Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Fed...

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Another New Form I-9?

Posted on 07/19/2017 at 03:49 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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Another New Form I-9?

If it seems like a new Form I-9 is being issued every few months, you are not dreaming. Last fall, this blog discussed t...

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DOL Withdraws Wage and Hour Guidance on Joint Employment and Independent Contractors

Posted on 06/07/2017 at 11:53 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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DOL Withdraws Wage and Hour Guidance on Joint Employment and Independent Contractors

Today the US Department of Labor issued a very short press release announcing the  withdrawal of two Wage and Hour...

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It's official! New amendments to Iowa's OSHA statute dramatically increase civil penalties for violations

Posted on 04/14/2017 at 09:28 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher

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It's official! New amendments to Iowa's OSHA statute dramatically increase civil penalties for violations

Under the 2016 changes to Federal OSHA, any citations issued by Federal OSHA after August 1, 2016 were subject to penalt...

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Independent contractor or employee? DOL revamps its misclassification webpage

Posted on 12/22/2016 at 04:48 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

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Independent contractor or employee? DOL revamps its misclassification webpage

Over the past seven years, DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has been engaged in a crusade against the misclassif...

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