NLRB Issues Final Joint Employer Rule. On February 26, the NLRB published its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. ...more
3/3/2020
/ #MeToo ,
Apprenticeships ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Franchises ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
With the eyes of Capitol Hill squarely focused on the Senate impeachment proceedings, we turn this week’s edition of Policy Matters to the states, where labor and employment-related legislative and regulatory activity...more
1/28/2020
/ Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pay Gap ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Severance Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
‘Twas the week before Christmas, in a year for the ages. So here’s our latest recap of hours and wages. The letters and laws. The regulations and cases. A year’s worth of matters that impacted workplaces....more
12/20/2019
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Final Rules ,
Fluctuating Workweek ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
Rate of Pay ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: United States Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta recently withdrew the federal Wage & Hour Division’s (WHD) Obama-era guidance documents on independent contractors and joint employment. Those documents,...more
On June 7, Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced the withdrawal of the DOL’s 2015 and 2016 Administrator Interpretations (“AIs”) on joint employment and independent contractors. These documents were...more
‘Twas the week before Christmas, 2-0-1-5
When the poetry elves on the blog came alive.
Crafting their rhymes with a purpose so clear:
Presenting the wage-hour gems of the year....more
12/24/2015
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo ,
Wage and Hour ,
Young Lawyers
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued its first Administrator’s Interpretation (AI) on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in more than a year. As the Administrator, Dr. David Weil, had...more
While much of Washington, DC, begins its preparations for the inevitable summer slowdown, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division appears to be ramping up for a summer sure to keep wage and hour lawyers across the...more