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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

White House Looking To Increase Enforcement Of FLSA And FMLA

by Michael Cardman | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/19/2013

Employers should expect increased enforcement of key federal employment laws and the potential expansion of state paid leave programs if Congress funds the White House's budget priorities....more

Iowa Joins DOL's Independent Contractor Enforcement Posse

by Michael Cardman | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/18/2013

Iowa is the latest state to partner with the US Department of Labor (DOL) in a nationwide effort to share information and coordinate enforcement efforts aimed at preventing the misclassification of employees as independent...more

OSHA Still Interested in Oil and Gas Industry

by Carla Gunnin | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 1/14/2013

One of the biggest fines paid in the history of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) came from the oil and gas industry. ...more

Stricter Scrutiny Of Labor Certifications—Increase In Audits And Supervised Recruitment By The DOL

by Justin S. Coffey, Andrew W. Merrills, Rebecca L. Sigmund, Stephen H. Smalley | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/1/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has indicated that it will further expand its use of “integrity” measures in the permanent labor certification program. These measures include the conduct of audit investigations and...more

Your Federal Government is Here to Help—Anatomy of a DOL Audit

by Kevin P. Hishta, Alfred B. Robinson, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/18/2012

Under the Obama administration, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has become re-energized and is the most active it has been for many years. While the WHD still lacks a permanent...more

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