Civil Penalties for Federal Workplace Law Violations Are Significantly Higher for 2023
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the Inflation Adjustment Act), the cost of violating
Republican Lawmakers Call Out Biden Administration’s Labor Advisor Program
Two influential Republican legislators have called out the Biden Administration’s labor advisor program for its resemblance to the controversial but
Biden Administration’s FY 2024 Budget Proposes Big Increases for Workplace Regulators
The proposed budget that President Biden submitted to Congress to fund the federal government for upcoming fiscal year 2024 (which
President Biden Taps Deputy Secretary Julie Su To Be New Secretary of Labor
President Biden will nominate current Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su to be the next Labor Secretary, replacing Marty Walsh, who
OSHA Issues Rule for Handling “CAARA” Whistleblower Retaliation
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Interim Final Rule spelling out the procedures under
DOL’s FY 2022 FMLA Enforcement Stats Show Lowest Number of Complaint Resolutions Ever
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently released Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) enforcement
Joint DOL/OMB Memo Directs Contracting Agencies To Designate “Labor Advisors”
In a continuing sign that the Biden administration believes it should consider a company’s labor law compliance when awarding federal
Latest Biden Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda Little Changed From Last Time
The Biden administration recently published its latest semi-annual regulatory agenda, a public document that lists the regulatory actions that federal
DOL Urged Not To Change Its Common-Sense Independent Contractor Classification Rule
NT Lakis, on behalf of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) has filed written comments with the Department of Labor
Labor Department Files Two OFCCP Lawsuits, Doubling Previous Total
Despite the fact that we fully expected the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) to be aggressive in filing formal