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Employment Law – pregnancy guidance seems to require light duty for all, DOL proposed 408 (b) (2) guide and more.

Pregnancy Guidance Seems to Require Light Duty For All by Karen Elliott Published on JDSupra

The EEOC’s pregnancy discrimination guidance issued July 14 affects more than just the rights of pregnant women in the workplace. Although nominally titled as an enforcement guidance regarding “pregnancy discrimination,” the guidance potentially reaches beyond pregnant employees to employees with a disability regardless of cause… [ Read More ]

Department of Labor (DOL) Proposed 408(b)(2) Guide by Fred Reish Published on National Law Review

Several of my colleagues and I have provided comments to the DOL about its proposal to require a 408(b)(2) guide. Most other commentators have or will be addressing the policy issue — is it a good idea to require a guide or not? We avoided the policy issues… [ Read More ]

House Passes Appropriations Bill Barring Contractors with Some Fair Labor Standards Act Violations from Government Contracts by Garen E. Dodge Published on National Law Review

Approving its fiscal year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (H.R. 4923), the U.S. House of Representatives also has agreed to prohibit funding for any contractor found to have violated certain wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act… [ Read More ]