Action Item: On January 20, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued guidance regarding the determination of joint employer status under both the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and...more
Action Item: As the public comment period closed on the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed revisions to the “white collar” exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the Wage & Hour Defense Institute (“WHDI”),...more
Action Item: On July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued guidance warning against misclassification of employees as “independent contractors,” enumerating the many evils of such misclassification, and...more
Action Item: The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has announced its much-anticipated proposed regulations regarding “white collar” exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which, if implemented, would...more