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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says qualifying employers must submit EEO-1, Component 1, data for 2019 and 2020 starting on April 26 with a deadline of July 19. In 2020, the commission decided to postpone collection of 2019 data to this…
At present, only OSHA and state-plan agencies can pursue legal action under the Occupational Safety and Health Act by imposing citations and civil penalties against employers found to be in violation. But that could change soon. Congress may make it possible…
Once threatened with summary execution, the giant inflatable rodent frequently seen on union picket lines called Scabby the Rat has won a reprieve. He was targeted for termination with extreme prejudice by Peter Robb, the former General Counsel of the…
Just speculating, lawyers with the transportation law practice of Holland & Knight suggest that under President Biden the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may choose to impose new safety regulations on smaller commercial trucks. Currently, only…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold this year’s International Roadcheck on May 4-6. Over the 72-hour period, commercial inspectors throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will conduct inspections on commercial motor vehicles and drivers. “CVSA…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has yet again extended its exemption from certain regulations for interstate truckers who are hauling Covid 19 emergency relief supplies to May 31. The exemption applies to Parts 390-399 of the Federal Motor…
If we were asked to pick out what is the worst legislative proposal being considered by Congress at this time, there definitely would be real competition for the title, but a prime candidate for employers would have to be the Protecting the Right to Organize…
by Mark F Himsworth Imagine your customer pays outstanding warehouse fees, then, shortly thereafter, within 90 days, files for bankruptcy. Will you have to refund that money to the bankruptcy trustee? The answer is: maybe, maybe not. Generally, Section…
A federal appeals court has upheld federal preemption of California’s meal and break rules for truck drivers operating in interstate commerce. The ruling by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel appears to bring to an end a decade of back and forth…
President Biden moved so swiftly to fire the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board that he was still in the early stages of his inaugural celebrations on Jan. 20. However, a federal court may end up finding that he moved too hastily and…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a comprehensive new guidance for employers about how they are expected to act to protect their employees from Covid-19. The guidance was the result of an executive order issued by President Biden as…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking to define the word “yard” in regard to what is not considered driving time under truckers’ hours-of-service regulations. When the agency adopted its electronic logging device (ELD) rules in 2015, it…