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- Date:
- July 13, 2023
- Type:
- News
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted a draft overtime rule to the White House for a final review - meaning a proposed rule may be out within the next 100 days.
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- Date:
- June 15, 2023
- Type:
- News
Further delays are possible. Conversely, there is nothing stopping the DOL from issuing its new rules before August.
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- Date:
- June 13, 2023
- Type:
- News
There is no guarantee that the US Department of Labor (DOL) will stick to its own timeline, but a new court filing suggests the agency intends to finalize its proposed independent contractor rule before October 7.
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- Date:
- May 22, 2023
- Type:
- News
As the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in Thompson v. Regions Security Services illustrates, employers may not evade federal overtime requirements by decreasing employees' regular rate of pay as the length of their workweek increases.
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- Date:
- May 10, 2023
- Type:
- News
Previous versions of the mandatory Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Poster "no longer fulfill the posting requirement and should be replaced," according to the US Department of Labor (DOL).
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- Date:
- April 21, 2023
- Type:
- News
Julie Su, the Biden administration's nominee for Secretary of Labor, also reassured legislators that an upcoming independent contractor rule will not include an "ABC test."
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- Date:
- March 16, 2023
- Type:
- News
An employer may safely deduct PTO from a salaried employee without violating the FLSA or risking the employee's exempt status, according to a new ruling by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
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- Date:
- February 22, 2023
- Type:
- News
Paying employees on a daily basis is incompatible with the overtime exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even if it results in guaranteed weekly compensation well above the law's minimum, the Supreme Court ruled in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt.
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- Date:
- February 13, 2023
- Type:
- News
A new Field Assistance Bulletin from the US Department of Labor (DOL) takes longstanding principles used to interpret the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Act (FMLA) and applies them to common situations involving remote workers.
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- Date:
- January 19, 2023
- Type:
- News
Civil money penalties for violations of federal employment laws rose as high as $137,602 following an annual inflation adjustment by the US Department of Labor (DOL).