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US DOL Report on State Workers’ Compensation Supports New Federal Involvement

By Doug Holmes|2016-10-12T02:51:24+00:00October 12th, 2016|Categories: Workers' Compensation|Tags: DOL, Workers' Compensation|

The US Department of Labor on October 5th released a report entitled “Does the Workers’ Compensation System Fulfill Its Obligations to Injured Workers?”. The release of the report was accompanied by statements from the Secretary of Labor, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and the US DOL Assistant Secretary for OSHA. The report may be [...]

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US DOL Releases Final Regs on State Agency Drug Testing of UI Applicants

By Doug Holmes|2016-08-03T14:26:26+00:00August 3rd, 2016|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|Tags: DOL, drug testing, final rule|

The final DOL regulations defining the circumstances under which UI applicants may be tested for controlled substances as a condition of being paid unemployment were released today. See https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-08-01/pdf/2016-17738.pdf . The final regulations continue a very narrow interpretation of an already narrow statutory provision describing the circumstances under which a state may perform drug tests. The [...]

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