Federal regulations in the aftermath of 2005 hurricanes; New online procedures affecting employment; DOL issues new USERRA regulations
✍ Scribed by Scott A. Carroll; Steven R. Miller
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0745-7790
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✦ Synopsis
Although the regulatory world usually operates at a predictably sluggish rate, it was jolted out of its routine by two devastating hurricanes: Katrina and Rita. Persons and property bore the brunt of Katrina and Rita, but the hurricanes managed to churn through federal regulations as well, causing some regulations to be suspended and deadlines changed. This issue of the Federal Regulations Update reviews some of the hurricane-related changes affecting employers and workers today; it will also generally discuss the application of federal employment law within the context of a natural disaster. In addition, the update will cover new online procedures for obtaining prevailing wage determination, the final rule for the definition of "applicant" in the online context, the Department of Labor's (DOL's) new e-judication system, and new Spanishlanguage compliance assistance resources. Finally, the long-awaited (USERRA) regulations were issued by DOL in December.