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