The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a final rule covering when workers may be classified as independent contractors. The new rule, available in full on the Federal Register, is effective March 11, 2024, so...more
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On August 30, the Department of Labor proposed a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible to receive overtime pay. The proposed rule would require employers to pay overtime to salaried employees whose...more
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9/22/2022
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9/21/2022
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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has proposed a new rule interpreting independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The purpose of the proposed rule is to provide clarity as to when a worker...more
On August 3, 2020, the Southern District of New York issued an opinion invalidating certain portions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Temporary Rule on the paid leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued formal guidance on the application of the FFCRA paid leave on April 1, 2020, the same date that the paid leave requirements went into effect. The previous evening, on March 31, 2020,...more