On July 25, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) released All Agency Memorandum #25 (AAM), which serves as the DOL's annual announcement of the adjustment of the Health & Welfare (H&W) fringe benefit rate for employees working under contracts governed by the Service Contract Act (SCA).
The routine aspect of the AAM provides that effective as o ... Read More
Category Archives: Department of Labor
Effective immediately, federal contractors will need to comply with privacy training rules intended to ensure that their workforces protect personally identifiable information (PII). The rules also define PII as any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other information th ... Read More
This week, the US Department of Labor
(DOL) released its final rule requiring federal contractors to give employees at least seven days of paid sick leave per year.
The rule states that for federal contracts issued on, or after, January 1, 2017, contractors must award employees at least 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours of work, whi ... Read More
At a recent roundtable hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor, US Labor Secretary Thomas Perez spoke briefly, applauding national business leaders such as Nestle global CEO Paul Bulcke and executives from companies like Spotify and active sportswear retailer Patagonia Inc. for having paid leave policies in place for their employees.
But while th ... Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a report on Workplace Wellness Programs, an analysis of services offered, participation and incentives. Click here for the full report.
The report focuses two sets of data:
Analysis of Employer Survey
Which Employer Characteristics Predict Program Availability and Use of Incentives?
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