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Labor Department Proposes New Rule for Classifying Independent Contractor Status
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule change in its process for classifying workers as employees versus independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule would use a six-factor “economic reality test” to determine … Continue reading
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Tagged Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, independent contractors, U.S. Department of Labor
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US Department of Labor Announces Nearly $201.8M in Funding to Support Workers Hurt by Foreign Trade
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $201,798,000 in funding to provide training, employment services in 45 states and Puerto Rico to eligible workers affected adversely by foreign trade. The funds’ allocation includes the initial and second distribution required by … Continue reading
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Tagged eligible workers, employment and case management services, Employment and Training Administration, employment services, foreign trade, funding, income support, job search, Marty Walsh, relocation allowances, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Program, training, U.S. Department of Labor
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Complaint Filed by Former JEB Employees Alleging WARN Act Violations is Amended
A complaint in the class action suit filed by two former J.E. Berkowitz (JEB) employees has been amended to add SSI Consolidated Holdings, which includes two CGH glazing companies. Consolidated Glass Holdings (CGH) and Czech Asset Management (CAM), parent companies … Continue reading
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Tagged Architectural Glass Division, CCBP Columbia, Consolidated Glass Holdings (CGH), Czech Asset Management (CAM), Dlubak Specialty Glass, Global Security Glazing, J.E. Berkowitz (JEB), Security Glazing Division, Solar Seal, U.S. Department of Labor, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
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Unions Oppose Homeland Security’s Addition of 22,000 H-2B Visas
Several labor unions, including the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, are opposing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor’s (DOL) H-2B Visa increase. … Continue reading
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Tagged construction unions, DHS, federal government, glass, glass and glazing, glass events, glass installation, glass insulation, glazing, glazing unions, government, h-2b visas, industrial glass, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Ironworkers Union, labor unions, Painters and Allied Trade Unions, politics, screens, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment, unions, visas, window, window manufacturers
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Former JEB Employees File Complaint Alleging WARN Act Violations
Two previous employees of Predricktown, N.J.-based J.E. Berkowitz (JEB) filed a class-action lawsuit against the company and parent companies, Consolidated Glass Holdings (CGH) and Czech Asset Management (CAM), claiming a violation of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) … Continue reading
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Tagged Barry Blumenfeld, class-action lawsuit, company and parent companies, Consolidated Glass Holdings (CGH), coronavirus, Czech Asset Management (CAM), employees, Glen Wojnar, J.E. Berkowitz (JEB), New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (New Jersey WARN Act), Solar Seal, U.S. Department of Labor, violation, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
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