On November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas blocked the Department of Labor’s 2024 Rule that would have expanded entitlement to overtime wages for millions of American workers....more
11/20/2024
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The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), Wage and Hour Division recently issued a Field Assistance Bulletin on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems in the Workplace under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Other...more
7/16/2024
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On January 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published the final version of the Independent Contractor rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) proposed in October 2022. The rule will take effect on March 11,...more
On October 13, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice) that seeks to clarify the analysis for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. According to the...more
On December 30, 2020, the United States Department of Labor published a long-anticipated Final Rule on tip pooling and payment for side tasks by tipped employees when the tasks do not lead to tips. The Final Rule takes effect...more