Labor Department Launches Six-Month Pilot “PAID” Program for Settling FLSA Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has officially launched its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, and employers may now
Federal Court Rules That OFCCP Violated Construction Contractor’s Constitutional Rights
In a rare court decision challenging the constitutional enforcement authority of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
From Directors James to Shiu to Dowd to Harris: The Changing Face of OFCCP Enforcement
Under former Director Patricia Shiu, who served as the Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
President Trump Nominates Plaintiff’s Attorney Sharon Fast Gustafson To Serve as EEOC General Counsel
On March 19, 2018, the White House announced that President Trump has nominated plaintiff’s attorney Sharon Fast Gustafson to serve
Fifth Circuit Rules That Obama-Era Labor Department Exceeded Its Authority in Promulgating Controversial “Fiduciary Rule”
A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has struck down the controversial “fiduciary
USCIS Issues New Policy Memo Calling for Increased Scrutiny of H-1B Petitions for Employees Working at Third Party Sites
In yet another action that underscores the Trump Administration’s vow to crack down on alleged employer abuse of so-called H-1B
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Announces “Self-Reporting” Pilot Program for Settling FLSA Violations
The U.S. Labor Department’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced that it intends to launch a new nationwide
OFCCP Director Ondray Harris Issues New Directive to Field Mandating Uniform Process Whenever Preliminary Discrimination Indicators Are Identified
Ondray Harris, the new Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), has issued a new
DOL’s FY 2017 FLSA Enforcement Numbers Show Slightly Fewer Complaint Resolutions Than Previous Year
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enforcement statistics published recently by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) show that the agency
Labor Department Reports That FMLA Complaint Resolutions Hit Another All-Time Low in FY 2017; Data Suggest More Individuals Are Going Directly To Court
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released enforcement statistics for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 showing that the number of