Two Court-reinstituted laws require Michigan employers to immediately pay most employees a $12 per hour minimum wage and provide more generous paid sick time than what had been required by laws that were previously in effect...more
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule to increase the hourly minimum wage for employees of certain federal contractors beginning January 30, 2022. The final rule implements Executive Order...more
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay non-exempt employees at least minimum wage plus overtime compensation. If an employee is unpaid or underpaid — due to a calculation error or an employee’s...more
Proposed regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on March 29, 2019 will, if adopted, clarify and greatly simplify the overtime pay calculations for non-exempt employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards...more
For-profit organizations have new guidelines to follow when determining whether they must pay interns. On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new test for determining whether interns must be paid or...more
On June 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the withdrawal of two Obama-era Administrator’s Interpretations regarding employee/independent contractor classification and joint employment. In 2015, the DOL...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new workplace posters under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). ...more
As we predicted last week in “Release of Final DOL Exempt Employee Salary Rule Likely Imminent,” on May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule increasing the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA)...more
Last September, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule increasing the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum weekly salary rate for exempt employees to $970 a week, a great increase from the current $455 per week...more
On March 9, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Ass’n, No. 13-1041 (Mar. 9, 2015), holding federal administrative agencies may amend or repeal interpretive rules without following...more