As we have reported, President Trump’s Executive Orders 14151 and 14173 targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs (the “DEI Orders”) have resulted in considerable legal activity addressing the...more
4/1/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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On January 21, 2025, amid a flurry of executive orders, President Trump issued an executive order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity,” representing a critical change in federal policy...more
2/6/2025
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Diversity ,
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Trump Administration
As widely covered, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), in April 2024, issued a new rule that increased the salary thresholds for the overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”)...more
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees” (the “Final Rule”), that raises the salary...more
On October 11, 2022, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new proposed rule revising its guidance on classifying workers as independent contractors for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). This proposed rule...more
On August 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its “Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers” page to include three new FAQs tackling the difficult and evolving leave issues associated...more
Employers in the process of reopening this summer are frequently fielding a novel question from employees: requests for time off to care for a child whose summer plans have been disrupted. Fortunately, the Department of Labor...more
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). ...more
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in State of Nevada, et al. v. United States Department of Labor, et. al, Case No. 4:16-cv-00731-ALM enjoined the Department of...more
On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its long-awaited Final Rule expanding the number of employees eligible to receive overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) effective as of...more
In an era of increasing financial pressure on the administration of hospitals and health systems, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to issue a final rule regarding the overtime provisions in the Fair Labor...more