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Update: DOL Investigators Directed Not to Apply 2024 Independent Contractor Rule

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New U.S. DOL Guidance on Independent Contractor vs. Employee Analysis -On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) Wage & Hour Division issued a field assistance bulletin (“FAB”) to guide investigators on...more

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Key Employment Law Issues Employers Need to Watch in 2025

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As the United States enters a new administration, changes in workplace regulations and enforcement priorities are on the horizon. For employers, this means staying prepared for potential shifts in federal policies, heightened...more

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FAR Council Withdraws “Pay Equity and Transparency” Proposed Rule

On January 8, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council withdrew a proposed rule that would have banned federal contractors and subcontractors from seeking or...more

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division Proposes Rule to Phase Out Subminimum Wage Certificates Under the Fair Labor...

On Dec. 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to phase out the issuance of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Section 14(c) certificates that allow...more

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Labor Department Seeks to End Lower Minimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities: 6 Things Employers Need to Know

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The federal government wants to phase out the lower minimum wage that employers can pay to certain workers with disabilities, according to a proposal that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) just announced. Supporters of the...more

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DOL Proposes Nixing Subminimum Wages for Workers With Disabilities

On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed ending the practice of paying subminimum wages to workers with certain disabilities. The proposed rule would phase out subminimum wages for workers with...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOL Proposes Eliminating Special Minimum Wage for Disabled Workers

On Monday, the federal Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that eliminates a special subminimum wage for certain employees with disabilities under the Fair Labor Standards Act....more

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Proposed Rule Would End Subminimum Wage for Employees with Disabilities

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule to end the practice of paying subminimum wages to certain workers with disabilities. The proposed rule, announced December 3, 2024, marks the first rulemaking...more

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DOL Announces Proposed Rule to Phase Out Subminimum Wage for Workers With Disabilities

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The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule that would phase out the ability of employers to pay employees with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. Currently, under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor...more

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U.S. DOL Releases Final Overtime Rule—Effective July 2024

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Yesterday, the U.S. DOL unveiled its final overtime rule. The rule significantly increases the minimum salary for so-called “white collar” employees to be exempt from the federal FLSA’s overtime pay requirements. This...more

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DOL’s final rule: You say “overtime” I say “salary thresholds”

The US Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule to increase the federal salary threshold for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on April 23, 2024. DOL had previously issued On August 30, 2023, the US...more

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Noncompete, Overtime Rules Change, But Legal Challenges Remain

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April 23, 2024, was a big day for the Biden Administration, as the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) almost simultaneously launched new revamped rules which will affect millions of...more

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Preparing for Expected Changes to Exempt Salary Threshold

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As summer looms near, employers of salaried workers would be wise to prepare for anticipated increases to the salary basis threshold for certain categories of exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As...more

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Labor Department’s New Overtime Rule Likely Coming Soon: Your 8-Step Plan to Prepare

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More of your employees may be eligible for overtime pay under a new rule that is likely to be finalized in April and could take effect soon. As proposed in August, the Labor Department intends to significantly raise the...more

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The DOL’s New Proposed Rule Increasing Salary Basis: What it Means for Employers

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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must provide overtime pay to employees at one and one-half times an employee’s regular pay rate for every hour the employee works beyond 40 hours in a workweek, unless the...more

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New Federal Proposed Rule Addressing “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”

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The Biden administration’s Fall 2023 United Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions included a variety of near and long term regulatory plans for federal agencies, including regulatory action for pay equity and...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA

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On January 9, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that provides revised guidance on whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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The Time is Now: Three Things Employers Can Be Thinking About Now in the Wake of the Department of Labor’s Announced Notice of...

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As many employers are aware, on Aug. 30, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding overtime eligibility....more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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You Asked for It: U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division Receives Comments on EAP Exemption Rule, Including from Seyfarth Shaw

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The comment period on the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees,” closed on...more

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Proposed DOL Rule Would Raise Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced recently that it is proposing a rule to raise the salary threshold required for an employee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime requirements. An...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Déjà vu at the Department of Labor (DOL)

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Department Announces Proposal to Extend Overtime Pay to Millions of Workers - On August 30, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new proposed rule that would make approximately 3.5 million more...more

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USDOL Changing Manner In Which Davis Bacon Act/Prevailing Wages Are Determined—Tilted Towards The Workers For Sure!

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I have handled numerous prevailing wage cases, including dozens under the federal Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and read with great interest the proposed changes to the decades-old law. The proposed rule will likely set higher rates...more

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New Proposed DOL Rule May Mean More Workers Receive Overtime Pay

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A new rule, proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on August 30, 2023 (the Proposed Rule), will expand the group of workers who are entitled to overtime. If implemented, the Proposed Rule will...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

National Employment Perspective - Focus on Wage and Hour

FOCUS ON WAGE AND HOUR - Proposed DOL Rule Would Raise Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees - The United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced recently that it is proposing a rule to raise the salary threshold...more

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