The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations interpreting the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements (Labor...more
9/19/2023
/ Apprenticeships ,
Corrections ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Hours of Service ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Penalties ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Program Participation Agreements (PPAs) ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
On August 8, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule interpreting the federal Davis-Bacon Act, the federal law governing payment of wages to construction workers working on federally funded...more
On November 30, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2022-61 (the Notice), providing initial guidance on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements applicable to certain provisions of the...more
12/26/2022
/ Apprenticeships ,
Contractors ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Projects ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Tax Credits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
In March 2020, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provided emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and emergency paid family medical leave (EPFML) to millions of workers needing time off for...more
8/6/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EPSLA ,
Essential Workers ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Intermittent Leave ,
Medical Leave ,
Paid Leave ,
Required Documentation
Now that the devastating scope of the COVID-19 pandemic has become clear, the United States government is responding rapidly to address both its health care and economic impacts. Two emergency supplemental appropriations...more
3/23/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
IRS ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 7, 2017, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it is withdrawing the prior Administration’s guidance on joint employment and independent contractors. The Obama Administration had issued...more
On March 9, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association, that the Department of Labor (DOL) may issue its interpretations of wage and hour regulations without seeking input from the...more