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DOL Signals Changes to Independent Contractor Rule

On May 1, 2025, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin, announcing that it will no longer enforce a 2024 Biden-era independent contractor rule under the...more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from January 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

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U.S. DOL Rescinds Trump-Era Rule Regarding Joint-Employer Status Under the FLSA

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On July 29, 2021, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it would rescind the Trump-era rule (the “Joint Employer Rule”) pertaining to the determination of joint employers for purposes of assigning...more

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Table for Two, Please: D.C. Department of Employment Services Issues Revised Guidance on Calculating Overtime Wages for Non-Exempt...

Calculating overtime pay for tipped employees working in multiple positions at different rates in a single workweek can be confusing. So confusing, in fact, that we discovered that even the District of Columbia’s Department...more

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DOL Issues Guidance on Payroll Rounding, Overtime Calculations, and Certain Paralegals

Employers looking for guidance on payroll rounding practices, classification of certain highly compensated paralegals and calculating overtime where employees receive non-discretionary bonuses will be glad to know the...more

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DOL Pivots, Providing Guidance Likely To Mitigate Recent Blitz of Minimum Wage Class Actions Related to Sleep Time And Off Duty...

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Almost all long-haul drivers are exempt from overtime under the motor carrier exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). However, these same drivers are not exempt from the FLSA’s minimum wage requirements. ...more

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It Recently Got a Bit More Confusing for Massachusetts Employers of Tipped Employees

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With the recent increase of minimum wage rates of pay in Massachusetts, the publishing of guidance from the Attorney General related to minimum wages for tipped employees, and the absence of an exemption from overtime for...more

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