Five key labor and employment issues hospitality employers need to be aware of this quarter

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February 15 2011


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Five key labor and employment issues hospitality employers need to be aware of this quarter
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
USA
February 15 2011

1. OSHA to Continue Aggressive Workplace Inspections in 2011
2010 was a busy year for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). If 2010 could be summed up in two words, they would be enforcement and enforcement. OSHA largely stripped funding from its cooperative compliance programs in favor of more money for enforcement, hiring more compliance officers, initiating numerous enforcement initiatives and increasing the fines issued for violations.
2. OFCCP Sets Aggressive Regulatory Agenda for 2011
Until recently, federal contractors and subcontractors were able to pay minimal attention to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) or the equal employment opportunity and affirmative action mandates and regulations that OFCCP enforces, while suffering little or no negative consequences. That is no longer the case.

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