The Department of Labor seeks to enact 90 rules and regulations in 2010.  Their aim is to “ensure that workers are paid a fair wage, have a voice in the workplace, are provided a safe workplace and have a secure retirement”.   One regulation would require employers to disclose arrangements made with labor consultants.  I will be paying close attention to that one.   The Wage and Hour Division recently hired 250 new investigators to look at wage and hour issues.  The federal government is hiring!