In an effort to crack down on employers not following labor laws, the Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting an additional $67 million in funding as it prepares enhanced rule enforcement. The funds are part of the recently released budget for fiscal year 2011.
Proposed Budget Highlights
1. A portion of the funds allocated for worker protection programs would permit the agency to bring on an additional 350 employees – 177 of which would be investigators and other enforcement staff.
2. The Wage and Hour Division would obtain $244 million in funding (up $20 million) and hire 90 new investigators and enforcement staff.
3. The DOL also claimed it would crack down on employers defining workers as independent contractors. (Resource: https://blog.reduceyourworkerscomp.com/2009/07/calling-employees-independent-contractors-to-avoid-work-comp/#axzz0fuPaJSsf )
As part of a joint operation with the Department of the Treasury, the DOL budget includes $25 million to focus on employee misclassification and hire 100 more enforcement personnel. (workersxzcompxzkit)
The DOL is discussing plans for a $50 million initiative to promote paid-leave experiments on the state level.
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