Wall Street Journal (02/16/12) Naftali Bendavid; Siobhan Hughes Congressional negotiators working on a deal to extend jobless benefits and a payroll-tax cut say they have finalized an agreement, paving the way for a vote before the policies expire at the end of the month. House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance…
EEOC Loses Five-Year Battle to Require Muslim Prayer Accommodations
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Chicago Fed’s Evans Says Job Market Improvement Real and Welcome
Wall Street Journal (07/16/14) Jon Hilsenrath The labor market has improved more quickly than expected, but the U.S. Federal Reserve should remain cautious about increasing interest rates, according to Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Rates should remain at near zero until inflation stabilizes at 2%, he says, though some Fed…
ASA Members’ Communications Programs Honored Wth 2014 ASA Staffing VOICE Awards
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U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Staffing Firm Paying Fine for FLSA Violations
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California Court of Appeal Calls Time Rounding Into Question
In Camp v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., the California Court of Appeal held that neutral time rounding is not a viable defense where an employer can and does track the exact time in minutes that its employees work each shift and those records show that employees were not paid for all the time…
Fed Steaming Toward September Rate Cut, Minutes From Meeting Show
The U.S. Federal Reserve appears to be on track for an interest rate cut in September after a “vast majority” of officials said such an action was likely, according to the minutes of the U.S. central bank’s July 30-31 meeting. The minutes, which were released on Wednesday, even showed some…
Justice Department Issues Guidance on the Use of Arbitration and Launches Small Business Help Center
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has published two new resources on its website. First, the division issued updated and supplemental guidance on the use of arbitration, which includes case selection…
California Enacts Workers’ Compensation Presumption That Applies to Most Employers With Covid-19 ‘Outbreaks’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that establishes a workers’ compensation presumption that will apply to most employers in the state that have a Covid-19 outbreak through 2022. Senate Bill 1159 will shift the burden of proof to presume that covered workers who contracted…
EEOC Announces New Resources About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workplace Rights
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released new resources to educate employees, applicants, and employers about the rights of all employees, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers, to be free from sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in…
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