Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Reinstates Opinion Letters
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced recently that it will resume the longstanding practice of issuing
Secretary of Labor Acosta Withdraws Two Controversial Obama-Era Wage and Hour “Administrator Interpretations”
Just one month after being sworn in as the new secretary of labor, Alexander Acosta has withdrawn two controversial Obama-era
Back-to-Back Rulings by Fifth Circuit Reach Different Results on Damages Available to Plaintiffs Who Prevail on ADEA and FLSA Retaliation Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently handed down two decisions analyzing the remedies available to successful
New York Increases Minimum Salary Threshold for “White-Collar” Overtime Exemptions as Phased-In State Minimum Wage Increase Begins
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has finalized a rule that significantly increases the minimum salary threshold for the state’s
Labor Department Issues Final Rule Requiring Covered Federal Contractors To Provide Employees With up to 56 Hours of Paid Sick Leave Annually
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule implementing the requirements of President Obama’s 2015 Executive Order (E.O.)
Labor Department Releases New FMLA Employer Guide, Updated FMLA Poster
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued two new documents — a new employer
Ruling by D.C. Circuit Rejects DOL’s Expansive Interpretation of Federal Prevailing Wage Law; Decision Impacts Coverage of Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Executive Orders
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has rejected an expansive Labor Department (DOL) interpretation of coverage of
In Written Comments on Proposed Paid Sick Leave Regulations, NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Clear Exemption for Covered Contractors That Already Comply
NT Lakis lawyers submitted written comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) last week in response to the agency’s
Labor Department Releases New Fact Sheet on “Joint Employment” Under the FMLA
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has issued another document focusing on “joint employment” liability under
New “Administrator Interpretation” Issued by Labor Department Takes Expansive View of Joint Employment Under the FLSA
A new "Administrator Interpretation" (AI) issued by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) takes a decidedly expansive