Apr 2, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
The U.S. Department of Labor today published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer during an inspection of their workplace. The Occupational Safety...
Jan 12, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2024. In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act...
Jan 12, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a multi-year program to reduce worker fatalities and injuries in the tree and landscape services industries in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Jan 10, 2024 | Announcements, Member News
A newly-enacted amendment to the New York General Business Law is designed to reduce delays in final payments to contractors, limit the amount of the contract sum (“retainage”) that can be withheld and revises the triggering event for the contractor’s entitlement to...
Oct 3, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
Governor Hochul Signs Roadway Excavation Quality Assurance Act Into Law By: Natalie C. Vogel On Aug. 16, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Roadway Excavation Quality Assurance Act (the Act), S.4887/A.5608, into law. This new legislation guarantees prevailing wages to...
Sep 19, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
New York State’s pay transparency law becomes effective on Sept. 17, 2023. Labor Law § 194-b requires employers to disclose salary and wage ranges for advertised jobs and promotions. The law applies to employers with four or more employees and covers jobs that...
Sep 8, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as their representative to accompany the department’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Jul 28, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
U.S. Department of Labor | July 27, 2023 Federal law requires employers to provide safe, healthy working conditions WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a heat hazard alert to...
Jul 20, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
U.S. Department of Labor | July 19, 2023 Action seeks to align construction, general industry, maritime standards WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment...
Jul 14, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
U.S. Department of Labor | July 13, 2023 Department of Labor announces national emphasis program aimed at reducing, preventing workplace hazards in warehouses, distribution centers. Program also includes mail, parcel processing; local delivery; high-risk retail...
May 2, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
U.S. Department of Labor | May 1, 2023 OSHA initiative aligns enforcement, outreach efforts to protect workers WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to...
Apr 21, 2023 | Announcements, Member News
An Automated Work Zone Speed Monitoring Pilot Program to help enforce speed limits in highway construction and maintenance work zones will officially launch on April 17, a joint initiative between the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State...
