NT Lakis, on behalf of CWC, filed separate comment letters last week with the Department of Labor (DOL) once again stating our position on three different pending regulatory proposals initiated by the Biden Administration that are essentially intended to undo changes to the rules implementing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that were finalized during the Trump Administration.
In our first comment letter, we reiterated our opposition to the Department’s proposed rescission of a 2020 Trump-era rule related to determining joint employer status under the FLSA. In the second letter, we reiterated our opposition to the proposed rescission of a 2021 rule setting forth a standard for classifying individuals as employees versus independent contractors under the FLSA. And in our third letter, we reiterated our position that DOL should allow regulations finalized in 2020 related to tipping practices to go into effect in their entirety, rather than just some portions of those regulations.
In each instance, we attached or referenced copies of detailed substantive comments that CWC had filed earlier with DOL providing a sound rationale why these three important FLSA rules should be allowed to go into effect without further delay.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.