Topic
Record Keeping
223 published works
Death Care Compliance Law
Diversity comes at a price: too many boxes
By Bill Stalter
For the past several years, most preneed sellers were more likely to have been audited by the IRS than their state funeral or cemetery regulator. That will likely change in…
OSHA Law Blog
OMB Extends Review of OSHA’s MSD Column Rule
In a surprise and rare move, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has extended its review of OSHA's Occupational Injury Recording and Reporting Requirements Rule -- Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)…
Corporate and Securities Law
Record Keeping Requirements for Advisers to Private Funds
Wage & Hour Law Update
Court Denies Claim For Alleged Unpaid Overtime Despite Employer’s Failure To Maintain Required Records
As discussed here, an employer’s maintenance of accurate records of hours worked by employees is not only a substantive requirement of the FLSA, but an essential component to defending against…
Employer Law Report
DOL Considering Changes to FLSA Recordkeeping Requirements
Yesterday, the Department of Labor published its semiannual agenda of regulations that have been selected for review or development during the coming year. One of the proposed rules would significantly change…
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA Updates and Extends its Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
OSHA has updated its Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program (NEP). The NEP, initated originally in September, 2009, was designed to investigate whether, and to what extent, injuries and illnesses are being underreported by employers. …
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA Extends Deadline for Submitting Comments on MSD Rule by 15 Days
OSHA has just announced that it is extending by 15 days the public comment period for its proposal to add a separate column on the OSHA 300 log for employers to record work-related musculoskeletal…
Lending Law Report
Financial Firms and Social Media – New Rules for New Times
By Susan Alker
Are you using social media? I'd be surprised if you weren't . . . and if you're part of a financial institution subject to FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), you'll want…
Smooth Transitions
Facebook and FINRA: FINRA’s Social Media Guidance
By Rob Radcliff
FINRA recently provided social media guidance to broker/dealers. The Regulatory Notice guides firms on applying communication rules to social media sites which FINRA defines to include blogs and social networking sites like Facebook.…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
The Department of Labor Considers Changing Employers’ Recordkeeping Requirements
By Doug Weiner The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has announced an intention to initiate a rule making process concerning the records employers are required to make and keep pursuant…