US Department of Labor Updates Employment Law Guide
Postedby Steve Flick on 12-01-2009
Yesterday (11/30/2009), the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced it had released an updated version of its “Employment Law Guide“, an online system designed to help workers and employers understand many of the Federal laws affecting the workplace.
The Employment Law Guide is written to be especially helpful to employers who do not have a dedicated legal or human resources staff.  The update addresses recent and important changes in Federal employment law, including the 2009 Federal minimum wage increase, changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) pertaining to relatives of veterans, and the EEOC poster update referencing the Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act (GINA).
The Employment Law Guide is a companion to the DOL’s FirstStep overview advisor, an online system that allows employers to quickly and easily determine which Federal employment laws apply to them.
You can see the DOL’s press release at http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/asp/oasp20091467.htm#.
