July 17, 2019 | by: NDA
From mondaq.com. When the news broke Friday afternoon that Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta would be resigning from his post, employers across the country began wondering what this transition would mean for them. You may have even heard speculation that Acosta’s immediate replacement could accelerate the agenda that has been restoring balance to the employer-labor relationship over the past several years.
July 12, 2019 | by: NDA
From mondaq.com. It's hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month was no exception.
May 01, 2019 | by: NDA
From Bloomberg Law. The National Labor Relations Board should scrap the contentious Obama-era test for determining joint employer liability despite a federal appeals court ruling that largely upheld that standard, the agency’s lawyers said.
April 29, 2019 | by: NDA
From kiiitv.com. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Neighborhood safety is a high priority for the City of Corpus Christi, and that's why code enforcement is beautifying neighborhoods. With the help of the Code Enforcement demolition program funded by the Community Development Block Grants, a deteriorating home in Flour Bluff was demolished.
April 16, 2019 | by: NDA
From Construction Demolition and Recycling. The National Demolition Association (NDA) has been following developments with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) respirable crystalline silica rule since being enacted and has heard from members regarding compliance challenges with the rule. OSHA has recently indicated that they will be publishing a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register in an effort to understand these challenges from the regulated community.
April 05, 2019 | by: NDA
From Lexology. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on March 29, 2019, proposed changes to its existing joint employer regulation in Part 791 of Title 29, Code of Regulations. Specifically, the DOL's proposed rule will provide additional guidance for determining joint employer status.
January 25, 2019 | by: NDA
The Treasury Department recently issued final regulations for the 20% pass through entity deduction under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. These final regulations concern the deduction for qualified business income under Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code. They will affect individuals, partnerships, S corporations, trusts, and estates.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published its maximum fines for jobsite violations for 2019, which go into effect for citations today, January 24, 2019.
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