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Last month, before the holiday break, Congress passed The Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act, which makes flight crews eligible for the benefits provided under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Supported by labor unions representing flight crew workers, this legislation was sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and closes a loop hole which
Read moreOSHA has published a News Release commenting on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on the under-reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses and OSHA’s audit process. The report identifies a number of factors that may contribute to the inaccuracy of employer injury and illness records, as well as problems with the audits that OSHA conducts to
Read moreRecommendations Range from Encouraging Hand Washing to Allowing Some Employees to Stay Home Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gary Locke, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced new guidance for businesses to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season. The guidance,
Read moreHundreds of workplaces will be targeted for a new kind of inspection over the next year, according to information presented recently by OSHA personnel. The agency is trying to identify the prevalence of “under-recording” of injuries and illnesses. OSHA says it will select workplaces from thousands of employers who received an OSHA Data Initiative Survey
Read moreNational Pride at Work (P@W) is affiliated as the newest constituency group of the AFL-CIO. The Purpose of P@W is to mobilize mutual support between the organized labor movement and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community around organizing for social and economic justice. Pride at work strives to create a labor movement that
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