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01/05/2014 The Affordable Care Act's purpose is to provide health care coverage to employees whos employers do not offer coverage. This is done through the new health insurance exchanges. Employees may now choose to accept the employer coverage or opt for coverages in the new insurance marketplace. The Department of Labor has now required that notices for employees must now be provided. Employers that fall under the FLSA must provide the notice. Generally, that includes employers who have at lea …

Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act New regulations took effect on March 24, 2014 which make changes to regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act, as amended (VEVRAA). The changes prohibit federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against protected veterans, and requires these employers to take affirmative action to recruit, hire, promote, and retain these veterans. The rule strengthens affirmative action to aid contractor …

6/1/2010 Beginning June 19, 2010 Federal contractors and subcontractors are required to post the Employee rights Under The National Relations Act (NLRA) notice. The notice informs employees about their rights under the NLRA to form, join, and assist a union, and to bargain collectively with their employer. Depending on the contracts your business is engaged in with the federal government, other postings may be mandatory. E-verify postings are also required for federal contractors. The requiremen …

01/01/2014 Currently, there are 7 postings that make up the basic Federal Labor Law Poster. These postings are the Federal Minimum Wage, USERRA, Polygraph Protection, Equal Employment Opportunity, FMLA, FMLA Military Supplement, and the OSHA posting. Statutes and Regulations enforced by the Department of Labor require employers to post these notices in the workplace. It is important for employers to understand each of these notices as these regulations not only must be posted but followed as bus …

With all of the national talk regarding raising the minimum wage, it is very important as an employer or employee to know what is likely to happen in the near future. Congress most recently has been looking at raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, up from the current $7.25. On 4/30/2014, the bill failed in the Senate. The bill would have raised the federal minimum wage up to $10.10 over 30 months and then it would adjust automatically for inflation. There are also other proposals that are …