http://www.haynesboone.com/ Haynes and Boone alerts for the Labor and Employment Practice en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:52 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:52 GMT If your company utilizes temporary workers supplied by a staffing agency, you may be a target of OSHA. On April 29, 2013, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSHA, Richard Fairfax, issued a memorandum to its Regional Administrators, entitled “Protecting the Safety and Health of Temporary Workers.” http://www.haynesboone.com/es/OSHA-Temporary-Worker-Safety Publication fe748b33-7e9f-4f9d-8e05-db07d249f6ed Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT On April 8, 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (“OSHRC” or the “Review Commission”) reversed an administrative law judge’s (“ALJ’s”) decision vacating a lockout/tagout (“LOTO”) citation issued to Otis Elevator Company (“Otis”). http://www.haynesboone.com/es/OSHRC-Labor-v-Otis Publication 44b186ec-6615-4e25-9591-43150ca4b6a3 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT On April 16, 2013, in a 5-4 opinion, the United States Supreme Court decided whether an offer of judgment that fully satisfies the named plaintiff’s individual claim in a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) action moots the plaintiff’s collective action claim. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/US-Supreme-Court-FLSA-Collective-Actions Publication 1f2982f2-c0cb-45bc-93d7-d1dbdedf5b1f Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT On March 26, 2013, in the case of Teed v. Thomas & Betts Power Solutions, L.L.C., the Seventh Circuit, in an opinion written by Judge Posner, joined at least one other circuit court and a multitude of district courts across the country in extending the federal common law standard for evaluating successor liability to suits brought under the Federal Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). http://www.haynesboone.com/es/weathering-seventh-circuit-expands-Application-of-Federal-Standard-for-FLSA Publication 59454767-7258-49b6-b28c-305d7149bf96 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Haynes and Boone, LLP’s Immigration Practice Group would like to inform employers of two recent immigration changes: (1)a revised Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification by employers; and (2)a new Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record procedure for foreign nationals upon entry to the United States. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/I-9-and-New-I-94-Procedure Publication d9c337d4-d08d-45ad-9bec-374f984c40a4 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) began 2013 as it began 2012, facing questions regarding whether a quorum of its members had been constitutionally appointed. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/NLRB-Roundup-2-18-13 Publication d61ec1fb-47a6-4ee1-abc3-77604d8e6af1 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Haynes and Boone, LLP’s Immigration Practice Group reminds employers with a need for Cap-Subject H-1B petitions - those petitions that are subject to the annual numerical limit - that the filing window for Fiscal Year 2014 is about to open. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/H-1Bs-for-2014 Publication 0d226d6a-a2dd-4d4b-b31c-c96ca1bb79c8 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Employers who consider arrest and conviction records when making employment decisions should be aware that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) has issued new enforcement guidance regarding the issue. http://www.haynesboone.com/es/newsroom/pubdetail.aspx?pub=3850 Publication 63157eed-547d-4018-a689-23b965763a2e Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT