The Department of Treasury and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) recently issued separate 鈥渞equests for information鈥 to aid in their development of regulations to implement the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) and 麻豆视频 joined with other construction industry stakeholders to submit detailed comments toTreasury and PBGC on April 6, 2015.
麻豆视频, along with a coalition of stakeholders, are urging Congress to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins). Perkins is an existing avenue that helps students prepare for secondary and postsecondary education by providing access to federal dollars to offset the cost of career and technical education (CTE) programs. The Perkins program鈥檚 authorization ended in 2013 but has been operating under annual funding bills since then. 麻豆视频 hopes Congress will reauthorize and reform the program this year.
Recently, 麻豆视频 sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The letter addressed concerns about a possible PLA mandate for a command and control facility project at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
Today, the House passed an 麻豆视频-supported resolution that would nullify the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 (NLRB) rule on representation-case procedures, which will go into effect on April 14, 2015. The vote fell mostly along party lines with Republicans supporting and Democrats opposing. The resolution passed the Senate earlier this month and will now be sent to the president鈥檚 desk. However, President Obama has indicated his intention to veto the legislation, which Congress will be unlikely to overturn. Therefore, a lawsuit making its way through the court system may be the best and last chance at blocking the rule before the implementation date.
At 麻豆视频 of America, we know how important maintaining professional credentials are to those who hold such designations. Therefore, 麻豆视频鈥檚 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference will offer opportunities for HR, training and workforce development professionals to earn recertification credits from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI). At 麻豆视频 of America, we know how important maintaining professional credentials are to those who hold such designations. Therefore, 麻豆视频鈥檚 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference will offer opportunities for HR, training and workforce development professionals to earn recertification credits from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI).
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announcing proposed changes to the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The proposal is the result of a 2014 directive from President Obama requiring the Secretary of Labor to modernize and streamline the existing overtime regulations. The NPRM was officially published in the Federal Register on July 6.
On June 19, 麻豆视频 submitted comments to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding its proposed rule to amend the regulations and interpretive guidance implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as they relate to employee wellness programs.
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the 鈥淒epartments鈥) recently finalized changes to regulations governing the summary of benefits and coverage (鈥淪BC鈥), which were published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2015. The final regulations generally track the proposed regulations in codifying certain pieces of interim and informal guidance, including guidance regarding a plan sponsor鈥檚 responsibly to ensure compliance with the SBC rules if the plan sponsor chooses to contract with a third party with respect to SBC compliance.
The federal agencies tasked with implementing the 麻豆视频-backed Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 issued proposed final regulations this week that will govern the implementation of the new law. The regulations from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Internal Revenue Service address the suspension of benefits and the partitioning of plans under the Act. View the PBGC press release,final rule and the suspension of benefits guidance from IRS.
Siding with 麻豆视频 of America, the 麻豆视频 of Colorado and the Colorado Contractor鈥檚 Association, the Colorado Supreme Court has unanimously held that a state law insulating Colorado residents from prosecution for making medical use of marijuana does not require the state鈥檚 employers to tolerate the same or apparently any other use of the drug. The decision extends well beyond employees who use marijuana on the job, or show up under the influence of it. In fact, the case involved an employee who used marijuana only at home and during non-working hours.