By Ted North and A. Scott Hecker
On March 11, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) related to the Davis Bacon Act (the “Act”), entitled “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations.” The move to modernize the Act’s regulations looks to deliver changes promised by President Biden to use the Act and its
Continue Reading Back To The Future: Department of Labor Reanimates Prior Davis-Bacon “Prevailing Wage” Definition
By Mark A. Lies, II, Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just issued a Standard Interpretation clarifying the Obama-era guidance that prohibited incentive programs and circumscribed post-incident drug testing; “Clarification of OSHA’s Position on Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing Under 29 C.F.R. §1904.35(b)(1)(iv).”
We previously
Continue Reading OSHA Clarifies Position on Lawful Post-Incident Drug Testing and Reverses Course on Safety Incentive Programs
By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Is it a service animal or an emotional support animal? Do I have to allow both? How to tell one from the other, and the rules that apply.
We get a lot of questions about service and emotional support animals. It’s obvious that there is a lot of confusion out there. Here is how
Continue Reading Service Animals Vs. Emotional Support Animals: Ferreting Out The Truth
By Brent I. Clark, Erin Dougherty Foley, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: DOT has withdrawn its rulemaking on safety sensitive positions in highway and rail transportation.
This week the U.S. Department of Transportation has withdrawn its March 10, 2016 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the Evaluation of Safety Sensitive Personnel for Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep
Continue Reading DOT Backs Away From Rulemaking on “Safety Sensitive Positions” in Highway and Rail Transportation
By Erin Dougherty Foley, Brent I. Clark, Ilana R. Morady and Craig B. Simonsen
The U.S. Department of Transportation has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the Evaluation of Safety Sensitive Personnel for Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 47 Fed. Reg. 12642 (March 10, 2016).
The ANPR is directed at individuals occupying “safety sensitive positions” in
Continue Reading DOT Proposes Rulemaking on “Safety Sensitive Positions” in Highway and Rail Transportation