Another Future of Work Hearing Scheduled. The House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee has announced a hearing titled “The Future of Work: Ensuring Workers Are Competitive in a Rapidly Changing Economy.”...more
12/13/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Farm Workers ,
Food Service Workers ,
H-2A ,
Immigration Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Electronic H-2B Notifications Coming Soon. The Departments of Labor and Homeland Security issued a final rule modernizing the recruitment requirements under the H-2B program. Specifically, the Departments have eliminated the...more
11/18/2019
/ Apprenticeships ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
H-2B ,
Job Ads ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division announced its long-awaited proposed rule related to the FLSA’s tip provisions. The rule would implement statutory changes passed in March 2018; it also would...more
10/9/2019
/ Comment Period ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Food Service Workers ,
Job Duties ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees on certain government contracts must be paid in accordance with the requirements of a 2014 Executive Order on Minimum Wage. Effective January 1, 2019, the minimum wage for covered workers is...more
On Tuesday, the Wage & Hour Division announced a new program for resolving violations of the FLSA without the need for litigation. The Payroll Audit Independent Determination program—or “PAID”—is intended to facilitate the...more
As we’ve reported previously, among the items the Department of Labor identified earlier this year in its Regulatory Agenda was a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to rescind portions of a 2011 rule that restricted...more
10/26/2017
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Minimum Wage ,
NPRM ,
OIRA ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
‘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
As we blogged last year, the President’s Executive Order establishing a minimum wage for certain federal contractor employees requires that the minimum wage be adjusted on an annual basis. In the September 16, 2015 Federal...more
This year continues to be an active one for employers who are federal contractors or subcontractors. Most recently, yesterday President Obama continued the trend of using Executive Orders where legislative solutions have...more
9/10/2015
/ Compliance ,
Contractors ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
Obama Administration ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Section 503 ,
Sick Leave ,
Subcontractors ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour