Federal Court Rules DOL Acted Unlawfully in Rescinding Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule
A federal district court ruled recently that the Biden Administration’s Labor Department acted unlawfully when it delayed and later repealed
Primer on the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
While the laws enforced by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) may be the most familiar
$15 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Now in Effect
The three agencies that compose the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) have issued an interim rule to revise the
DOL Issues Final Regulations Implementing Biden E.O. Increasing Contractor Minimum Wage
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations implementing President Biden’s Executive Order (E.O. 14026) that increases the
Second Circuit Ruling in New York v. Walsh Confirms Demise of Trump-Era Joint Employer Rule
In a ruling that comes as no surprise, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has tossed out
DOL Finalizes Tip Credit Rule Reinstating So-Called “80/20” Test
One major regulatory focus of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division in the first year of the
DOL Finalizes More Tip Rule Regulations; Mixed Bag for Employers
As part of its effort to undo regulatory reforms issued during the Trump Administration, the Biden Administration’s Labor Department (DOL)
DOL Urged To Ensure Consistency Between Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rules
NT Lakis, on behalf of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) has filed written comments with the U.S. Department of
DOL Issues Proposal To Increase Minimum Wage to $15/Hour on Many Federal Contracts
As expected, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published proposed regulations to implement President Biden’s April 27, 2021, Executive
Latest DOL Proposal To Modify Trump-Era Tip Rule Restricts Use of Tip Credits
In yet another formal proposal to roll back the revised “tip credit” regulations adopted at the end of the Trump