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First new legislation and executive orders under president Obama • DOL: New regulations under the family and medical leave act take effect; final rule on H‐2B temporary labor certifications; regulations implement penalties against plan administrators for failing to meet disclosure requirements • DHS...
In: Employment relations today, Volume 36, Issue 1, p. 57-68
ISSN: 1520-6459
7: The White House and the American Worker
In: Center for Migration Studies special issues, Volume 3, Issue 1, p. 89-102
ISSN: 2050-411X
The Future of Work
In: Review of social economy: the journal for the Association for Social Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, p. 257-262
ISSN: 1470-1162
Dilemmas of counter-mapping community resources in Tanzania
Recent work has celebrated the political potential of `counter-mapping', that is, mapping against dominant power structures, to further seemingly progressive goals. This article briefly reviews the counter-mapping literature, and compares four counter-mapping projects from Maasai areas in Tanzania to explore some potential pitfalls in such efforts. The cases, which involve community-based initiatives led by a church-based NGO, ecotourism companies, the Tanzanian National Parks Authority, and grassroots pastoralist rights advocacy groups, illustrate the broad range of activities grouped under the heading of counter-mapping. They also present a series of political dilemmas that are typical of many counter-mapping efforts: conflicts inherent in conservation efforts involving territorialization, privatization, integration and indigenization; problems associated with the theory and practice of `community-level' political engagement; the need to combine mapping efforts with broader legal and political strategies; and critical questions involving the agency of `external' actors such as conservation and development donors, the state and private business interests.
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EEOC finally at full strength • New FTC rules highlight potential liability for employee "endorsements" • Interim final GINA rules limit employers' gathering and utilizing employees' genetic information • Requirement lifted to notify employees of rights concerning union dues • DOL to propose changes...
In: Employment relations today, Volume 37, Issue 1, p. 61-72
ISSN: 1520-6459
Agencies active on new initiatives: EEOC proposes new regulations implementing the ADAAA • New EEOC advice on waivers of discrimination claims • DOL issues guidance on wage‐and‐hour issues
In: Employment relations today, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 69-79
ISSN: 1520-6459
Employers' responsibilities increase concerning employees' genetic information • DOL issues guidance on compensable work time and new rule on veterans' employment • Executive order expands participation in E‐Verify program
In: Employment relations today, Volume 35, Issue 3, p. 59-66
ISSN: 1520-6459
Expansion of FMLA leave for military families • EEOC: Issues final rule on employer‐sponsored retiree health benefits; confirms that ADEA can favor older workers; eliminates grounds for dismissing charges; offers new guidance on testing and other employment selection procedures • DOL proposes rule o...
In: Employment relations today, Volume 35, Issue 1, p. 69-77
ISSN: 1520-6459
EEOC: Guidance on caregivers and pregnancy; coordination of employee benefits with medicare; fact sheet on health‐care workers DOL: waiver of FMLA rights prohibited; public comments on FMLA; companionship workers exempted from flsa; rule on permanent labor certifications
In: Employment relations today, Volume 34, Issue 3, p. 55-62
ISSN: 1520-6459
Final regulations implementing uniformed services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994; upcoming regulatory items
In: Employment relations today, Volume 33, Issue 1, p. 57-68
ISSN: 1520-6459
DOL's wage and hour division issues stream of opinion letters; Department of Homeland Security expands employment verification program
In: Employment relations today, Volume 32, Issue 3, p. 77-89
ISSN: 1520-6459
DOL: New certification system for hiring permanent foreign workers; regulatory agenda; two FMLA opinion letters released ? IRS restricts the student exemption under FICA/FUTA ? Court invalidates application of FMLA regulation in joint-employer context
In: Employment relations today, Volume 32, Issue 1, p. 63-73
ISSN: 1520-6459
EEOC: Clarification on right to bring suit following ADEA charge; comment period closed on proposed exemption to ADEA regarding reduced health benefits; changes to EEO‐1 form delayed; EEOC's proposed definition of "job applicant" includes internet applicants; DOL: Review of FMLA regulations; revisio...
In: Employment relations today, Volume 31, Issue 1, p. 71-81
ISSN: 1520-6459