The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced several self-audit programs to assist employers, unions, and benefit plan officials with voluntarily assessing and correcting their compliance with federal labor laws. One of those...more
7/29/2025
/ Audits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Wage and Hour
Employers operating in Washington State must take steps quickly to comply with a slew of new labor and employment laws passed by the Washington State Legislature during the recent session. These new laws significantly expand...more
6/9/2025
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Layoffs ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Washington
During the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final regulation (the “2024 Rule”) seeking to increase the salary threshold for overtime eligibility for the “white-collar” exemption (also referred...more
5/14/2025
/ Appeals ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Deregulation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Following President Trump’s issuance of Executive Order 14148 on January 20, 2025, which rescinded 78 executive actions taken by Former President Biden, the President rescinded an additional slew of Biden-era executive...more