BOEM to offer New York Bight wind leases; scallop fishermen urge delay nationalfisherman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalfisherman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The U.S. plans to auction eight lease areas for offshore wind power in the shallow stretch of the Atlantic between New York’s Long Island and New Jersey.
Labor Dept. looks to withdraw rule to clarify independent contractor definition
After publishing in early January a final rule to clarify the definition of
independent contractor within the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Department of Labor is now proposing to withdraw the rule and keep FLSA’s current independent contractor definition unchanged.
The rule was first set to take effect March 8, but DOL delayed the rule’s effective date to May 7 when the Biden Administration was sworn in.
In a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the
Federal Register Friday, the department says it wants to withdraw the rule because “the department questions whether the rule is fully aligned with the FLSA’s text and purpose or case law describing and applying the economic realities test.”
HOS violations flat since regs, ELD violations trend up under COVID
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on Wednesday presented its 20th annual Analysis, Research, and Technology Forum, with a wide-range of speakers from the agency presenting on topics from truck crash and fatality statistics, to trends in enforcement and inspections, emerging technologies like autonomous and electric vehicles, and more.
The forum, as reported by Overdrive on Thursday, also featured a brief address from the agency’s Acting Administrator, Meera Joshi, who will hold the role until President Joe Biden nominates and the Senate confirms a new administrator. You can read more about her comments on automation and drivers service during COVID at this link.
Hours of service violations mostly unchanged since rule change, ELD viols climb under COVID overdriveonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from overdriveonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.