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Over-Time Wage and Hour Regulatory Reform

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DOL Announces Abandonment of Independent Contractor Rule

In 2024, the Department of Labor adopted regulations limiting the definition of independent contractors exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and minimum wage requirements....more

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Policy Week in Review – May 2025

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U.S. DOL Pauses Enforcement of Biden-era Independent Contractor Rule  - On April 29, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a press release announcing new guidance on how to determine employee or independent contractor...more

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Department of Labor Signals Rescission of FLSA Exemption Salary Thresholds

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The Trump Administration has signaled it intends to reconsider the previously enjoined 2024 rule that would have increased the minimum salary threshold required for an employee to be exempt from overtime under the Executive,...more

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Changes to Alabama Tax Laws Impose New Reporting Requirements on Employers

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Three new rules will take effect this year that alter the overtime wages subject to Alabama withholding tax and employers’ requirements in reporting those newly exempt wages. On October 31, 2023, the Alabama Department of...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January 2020 Edition)

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If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more

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How the FLSA and Netflix Have Updated Their Approaches in Today’s Modern World

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Earlier this year, I wrote about the numerous streaming service options that were available to consumers and how this made it difficult to decide which services to utilize, if any, as alternatives to cable. At the time, I was...more

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Updating Regulations Addressing When Pay and Benefits Factor into the FLSA Regular Rate

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On December 16, 2019, the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule updating the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) regulations that govern, among other...more

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Significant Changes to Japan's Labor Laws Will Take Effect in April 2019: Are You Prepared?

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Japan is known as a country that prizes and exemplifies hard work. While there are significant benefits to this worth ethic, excessive work habits create problems for the country as well. ...more

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DOL Issues Employer-Friendly Opinion Letters

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Last week, on August 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued four Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) opinion letters. In welcome late-summer news to employers, each opinion is employer-friendly....more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Developments (June Edition)

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With the World Cup in full swing, it’s difficult to fathom anything else occurring—yet minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments keep happening. Here’s our quick round-up for those of you taking a break from the on-field...more

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What’s on the Agenda? Tips and OT

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Each spring and fall, Washington waits with bated breath as the Executive Branch releases its regulatory agenda. As the first pronouncement of some of the specifics of the Trump Administration’s regulatory plans, this year’s...more

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