Compliance Corner

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has agreed to further postpone enforcement of its new final rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, until December 1, 2016. The agency also issued guidance explaining its position on incentive, disciplinary, and drug-testing programs.

The U.S. Department of Labor has released final regulations implementing President Barack Obama’s Executive Order, requiring up to seven days of paid sick leave for workers on federal contracts.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has postponed enforcement of its final rule regarding electronic reporting of work-related injuries and illnesses until November 1, 2016.     

As part of our continuing commitment to help you prepare for the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations which will impact nearly all employers, we are presenting a complimentary webcast.

In preparation for the new FSLA regulations, on October 14, 2016 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET, we will be hosting a client webcast about the new regulations. Other resources such as an updated client toolkit and videos, as well as our Wage and Hour Center of Excellence are also available to you.

The U.S. Department of Labor and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council have published the final guidance and regulations implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (E.O. 13673).  The Executive Order sets forth procedures requiring federal agency contracting officers to consider an employer’s record of workplace law compliance when awarding contracts and subcontracts valued at more than $500,000. Consistent with this goal, prospective and existing contractors on covered contracts are not only required to disclose administrative determinations, arbitral awards, and civil judgments resulting from violations of any one of 14 enumerated labor laws and their state law equivalents, but they are also required to comply with the Executive Order’s Paycheck Transparency requirements.

As a service to clients, we are pleased to announce upcoming webcasts covering two critical topics for employers: Medical Marijuana and Independent Contractors.  On demand recordings of the webcasts will be made available to all clients (including those unable to attend) after the live webcasts.  

Please be reminded that you can take proactive steps at this time to help ensure that you will be in compliance with the new FLSA regulations come December 1, 2016.