The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), Wage and Hour Division recently issued a Field Assistance Bulletin on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems in the Workplace under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Other...more
In response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14110 calling for a coordinated U.S. government approach to ensuring the responsible and safe development and use of AI, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division...more
In fiscal year (FY) 2023, more than half of all U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) child labor investigations resulted in a violation. Of the 955 child labor investigations with violations—a 14 percent increase over the prior...more
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published new guidance clarifying employers’ obligations under federal labor laws as they pertain to use of automated systems and artificial...more
It goes without saying that Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is no longer just a concept in science fiction movies. With the technological advancements that AI provides, it is no wonder that employers are turning to AI to hire...more
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released a Field Assistance Bulletin addressing the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to use of artificial intelligence and other automated...more
On November 28, 2023, the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) explaining changes to its process to assess civil money penalties for child labor...more
On August 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-3 (FAB) to provide guidance to field staff on the prohibition against the shipment of “hot goods,” found in...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (“PUMP”) for Nursing Mothers Act into law. The law went into effect immediately, as we previously reported. The United States Department...more
On April 25, 2023 the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published Field Assistance Bulletin 2023-01 (the “FAB”), which provides guidance to multiemployer pension plans that receive Special Financial Assistance (“SFA”) regarding the...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division recently issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) advising on certain applications of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for...more
The United States Department of Labor recently issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1 (FAB), which provides guidance to agency officials on a number of telework issues. The FAB addresses (1) paying workers who telework...more
On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1 (FAB) to help employers (1) better understand their wage and hour obligations under the Fair Labor...more
On February 9, 2023, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin setting forth various guidance for its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) field staff pertaining to issues arising under the Federal Labor...more
On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1 (FAB) to provide guidance on tracking hours worked by employees who telework. While the FAB largely repeats...more
The new leadership of the Department of Labor has strongly signaled its intent to pursue employers for claims of retaliation – which means that employers need to beef up their compliance initiatives to avoid committing a...more
On April 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rescinded the Trump-era enforcement practice of abstaining from seeking liquidated damages in connection with pre-litigation investigations and settlements of wage and hour...more
California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) has issued some new state forms for employers to provide to employees in 2021. Please be sure to update any new-hire or other personnel checklists that you...more
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued two Field Assistance Bulletins in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first Bulletin provides guidance on when employers can satisfy certain federal workplace...more
Recognizing that remote work is here to stay for many employers, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidance on how employers can use virtual means to distribute and maintain the various posters required by...more
The year 2020 has been nothing less than a series of traumatic events for many. No one was prepared for the changes the year brought and the adjustments that were required as a result—remote working and schooling, safe...more
Whether employers like it or not, there is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the modern work environment for many businesses. As employers across the country continue to allow, and even encourage, their...more
What Can We Expect from a Biden Administration? As President-elect Joe Biden begins to transition into the Oval Office, employers cannot help but look ahead to what the next four years may hold. Although a Biden...more
In response to new telework and remote working arrangements established because of the pandemic, on August 24, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) to provide further...more
Who Needs to Know - Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) and bringing employees back to their workplaces – or restructuring their workforces as a result of changing business conditions related to the...more