On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity Executive Order, which significantly alters federal contractor obligations related to affirmative...more
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On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule change to employee exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule, among other changes, increases the minimum salary threshold for...more
As with any presidential (or governor) transition, significant changes occur in regard to the executive offices’ regulatory enforcement priorities and changes from the previous administration. Because the majority of rules...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released an Administrator’s Interpretation providing guidance on the misclassification of workers as independent contractors. The guidance sets forth a...more