Epstein Becker Green is pleased to announce the availability of a Wage and Hour Division Investigation Checklist, which provides financial services employers with valuable information about wage and hour investigations and audits conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Like EBG’s first-of-its kind Wage and Hour App, which provides detailed information about federal and state laws, the Checklist is a free resource offered by EBG.
The Checklist provides step-by-step guidance on the following issues: preparation before a Wage and Hour Division investigation of the ...
Epstein Becker Green is pleased to announce the availability of a Wage and Hour Division Investigation Checklist, which provides hospitality employers with valuable information about wage and hour investigations and audits conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Like EBG’s first-of-its kind Wage and Hour App, which provides detailed information about federal and state laws, the Checklist is a free resource offered by EBG.
The Checklist provides step-by-step guidance on the following issues: preparation before a Wage and Hour Division investigation of the DOL; ...
By Forrest G. Read, IV and Eric J. Conn
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced earlier this month a new policy disguised as a nod to enhancing employee participation in CSB investigations, but which may actually represent a dramatic limitation in the investigation rights of both employees and employers. The new policy expands the role of non-management employees in the CSB’s investigations into the causes of chemical accidents that occur at industrial facilities, but does so at the expense of employers’ involvement and employees’ rights.
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Last week, the leaders of the grain industry in North Dakota gathered for their annual conference, this year the Centennial gathering of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association. I had the privilege of speaking at the conference, and share some background about OSHA's increasing focus on the grain handling industry, a review of grain handlers' rights vis-a-vis OSHA, and some strategies and tips for preparing for and managing an OSHA inspection. I also had the opportunity to speak about OSHA's approach to inspections in the grain industry at the National Grain & Feed ...
By Casey M. Cosentino and Eric J. Conn
On June 2, 2011, OSHA launched an enforcement National Emphasis Program focused on employers and hazards in the Primary Metals Industries (“Primary Metals NEP”). Establishments in the primary metals industries are those involved in extracting and refining metals from rocks containing iron, lead, nickel, tin and other primary metals, and smelting ferrous and nonferrous metals, including ore, pig and scrap, during rolling, drawing, casting and alloying metal operations. Some products manufactured in this sector include nails ...
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