Makin’ New Davis-Bacon (Regs): DOL Issues Final Rule on Prevailing Wages
Recently the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that provides, among many other things (the rule is more than 700 pages long), (1) an update to the formula DOL uses to set “prevailing...
View ArticleDéjà Vu All Over Again? DOL Proposes New Rule on Salaried Exemption Threshold
The DOL issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing, among other things, to increase the salary threshold for white-collar overtime exemptions. You may recall that there was a lot of discussion...
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Labor Forecast Following a Summer of Strikes
For many, this has been a summer of strikes. Beyond the high-profile, ongoing strike of Hollywood writers and actors, union actions have secured outcomes like substantial pay increases for UPS drivers...
View ArticleTeaming Up? EEOC and DOL Announce Enhanced Enforcement Efforts
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that announced they are...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary! New Guide for the Rehabilitation Act
Last week, on the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act — which prohibits disability discrimination by federal contractors and other programs receiving federal funds — the EEOC and Department of...
View ArticleThe ‘New’ New Final Rule? DOL on Independent Contractors and the FLSA
Remember the 2021 Independent Contractor Rule? Well, forget it or at least most of it. Last week, the DOL published a new final rule for independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
View ArticleThis Ain’t My Home, Now Pay Up: 11th Circuit Reverses on FLSA’s Live-In...
Someone who works in the home of their employer as a nanny or in another domestic service role is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage requirements, right? Not according to Blanco v....
View ArticleI Haven’t Been Paying an Employee Correctly! Now What?
It is every employer’s nightmare: You find out that employees (or former employees) are claiming that they were not paid properly and are due overtime for the last two or three years. This primarily...
View ArticleOSHA Rights: You Have the Right to Retain a Representative
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule amending a regulation regarding the right to designate a representative to accompany OSHA inspectors during a...
View ArticleRaising the Threshold: DOL Issues Final Rule on Overtime Exemption Salary...
On Tuesday, April 23, the United States Department of Labor issued its anticipated Final Rule on the Fair Labor Standards Act salary requirements for overtime exemption. The Final Rule, which will...
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