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Federal contractors that hold a contract of $50,000 or more and employ 50 or more employees must develop and maintain Affirmative Action Programs (AAP) pursuant to Executive Order 11246 and …
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Federal contractors that hold a contract of $50,000 or more and employ 50 or more employees must develop and maintain Affirmative Action Programs (AAP) pursuant to Executive Order 11246 and …
Indicted by the federal government “for, among other things, [the] knowing and intentional manufacture and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of the [federal Controlled Substances Act …
On January 1, 2022, the Pennsylvania Support Rules saw some major changes – most notably the periodic update to the basic child support guidelines. With the revision of the support …
As previously reported, on January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held that federal OSHA exceeded its statutory authority when it promulgated the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). What …
Early this afternoon the Supreme Court entered a 6-3 decision staying enforcement of the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. The Court’s decision is the rule exceeds OSHA’s statutory authority, and …
Status of Court Action. The United States Supreme Court has not yet issued any order regarding stay of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). As reported on Monday, January 10, …
On November 1, 2021, the American Society for Test and Materials (ASTM) Committee on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action approved a new standard for conducting Phase I Environmental …
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has resolved the question regarding “who pays” for COVID-19 testing costs and the answer will be a surprise, and relief to employers. In cases …
Many clients have reached out this morning, January 10, 2022, regarding status of the OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Over the weekend, and based solely upon comments made by …
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has announced the 2022 estate and gift tax exclusion amount. These amounts are adjusted for inflation on an annual basis. The exclusion amounts have increased from …
Yesterday, January 3, 2022, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Occupational Health and Safety Division (MN/OSHA) adopted a state-specific Exempt Rule (the “ER”) which adopts verbatim the federal OSHA …
Status of OSHA Litigation Late yesterday afternoon, December 22, the U.S. Supreme Court entered two orders directly impacting mandatory COVID vaccinations and testing. In the first, involving the OSHA Emergency …