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Brooks Pierce

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

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Thanks for the Tip: U.S. DOL's Proposed Rule and Potential Enhanced Availability of "Tip Pools"

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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ("FLSA"), for decades, has permitted employers to pay some workers a lower minimum hourly wage than would otherwise be due if the workers receive at least a minimum amount per month in the...more

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Hot Tip: End May Be Near for 80/20 Rule!

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Employers in the hospitality and restaurant industry are poised for celebration: the Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed eliminating a rule that requires tracking the time tipped employees devote to non-tip producing...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

WHD Releases Proposed Rule on Tipped Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division announced its long-awaited proposed rule related to the FLSA’s tip provisions. The rule would implement statutory changes passed in March 2018; it also would...more

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