Wage and hour law continues to be a hot topic for our clients. Just when we have learned how to deal with that last batch of new regulations on paying employees, record-keeping and employee classification the Department of Labor will be proposing 90 new regulations in the coming months. A complete list of the regulatory agenda can be found at http//www.dol.gov/asp/regs/unifiedagenda/fall_2009_agenda.pdf. The DOL has named 12 “specific strategic outcomes” it is seeking with the package.
The outcomes include “increasing workers’ incomes and narrowing wage and income inequality”; “securing safe and healthy workplaces, wages and overtime, particularly in high-risk industries”; “assuring skills and knowledge that prepare workers to succeed in a knowledge-based economy”; “helping workers who are in low-wage jobs or out of the labor market find a path into middle-class jobs”; and ensuring workers have a voice in the workplace.” Facilitating unionization is the point of another rule that will be proposed. The Office of Labor-Management Standards will draft a regulation requiring greater disclosure by employers of consultants that they hire to advise them on union organizing campaigns.
If you are looking for updates and guidance on wage and hour law, attend one of KPA’s free webinars- Essentials of Wage and Hour Law for Dealerships, Advance Wage and Hour Law or California Wage and Hour Law presented by leading employment and labor attorneys, John Boggs of Fine, Boggs and Perkins and Jim Hendricks of Ford & Harrison, LLP.
Additional informationon the OSHA regulations that are part of the agenda can be found on Patric’s post from December 11th.