DOL Proposes New Rule for Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors Under FLSA
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a long-expected proposed interpretive rule outlining factors it
Comments To DOL Seek Harmonizing Paid Leave Mandates, Clarifying FMLA Regulations
We recently filed written comment letters with the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to two separate “Requests for Information”
House of Representatives, With Large Bipartisan Majority, Approves “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would require employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnancy-related limitations, unless
1st Circuit Rules That Employer May Have To Accommodate Employee Who Can Do Job’s Essential Functions
Reversing a jury verdict for the employer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled recently that a
Monthly Update of Recently Enacted Workplace-Related State and Local Compliance Developments
We are pleased to present the latest edition in our state update memo series, a service we provide on a
OFCCP Posts New Scheduling Lists Targeting 2,450 Federal Contractor Establishments for Compliance Evaluations Starting in Late October
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published its fiscal year 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Lists
OFCCP Seeking Formal Approval To Implement Online “AAP Verification Portal”
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced plans this week to implement an online portal under
EEOC Approves Issuance of “Formal” Opinion Letter Clarifying Agency’s “Pattern-Or-Practice” Authority
During the Obama Administration, the then General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursued a number of novel
Federal Contractor Minimum Wage To Increase From $10.80 to $10.95 an Hour Beginning on January 1, 2021
An Executive Order (E.O.) issued by President Obama in 2014, still in effect, requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to
Labor Department Publishes Four New FLSA Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has released a new batch of four opinion letters