Tag: summer jobs

Employers Take Note—Child Labor Violations Continue to Be Major DOL Focus

By Savanna L. Shuntich, Attorney, FortneyScott Jul 30, 2024 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 30, 2024

Earlier this year the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released statistics on its child labor enforcement activity for 2023. Astonishingly, WHD found an 88% increase since 2019 in the unlawful employment of minors. As we head into the summer months when many employers hire minors, companies should be mindful of the Fair Labor […]

Celebrating National Intern Day 2023

By Bianca Herron, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Staff Jul 27, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Jul 27, 2023

It’s National Intern Day and here at HR Daily Advisor, we’re celebrating interns who are learning from and working with employers throughout the U.S. Since its inception in 2017, National Intern Day has been recognized on the last Thursday in July. Created by WayUp – a job site and mobile app for college students and […]

Heat-Related Injuries Are This Summer’s Hot Topic

By Tyler V. Thomas, Attorney, Snell & Wilmer LLP May 30, 2023 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 30, 2023

As summer heats up, employers in the Southwest should keep a close eye on how heat affects their workforce. Heat-related illness is a hot topic for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as state OSHA plans. Recently, an unusual settlement involved the Department of Labor (DOL) and OSHA over several heat […]

Summer Hiring Season Is Almost Here! Time to Plan for Employing Minors

By John R. Merinar, Jr., Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC May 4, 2022 Recruiting

Updated: May 5, 2022

With summer approaching, many employers will be turning their attention to staffing up for the season. The summer workforce includes a substantial number of minors. So, this is a good time to consider the issues involved with hiring minor employees.