On January 21, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which can be found here....more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule on April 23, 2024, updating the minimum salary threshold for exemption from overtime payment obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Rule created...more
5/2/2024
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White-Collar Exemptions
On October 11, 2022, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposal for a new rule on how the DOL will determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of the Fair...more
On April 27, 2021, President Biden fulfilled a promise he made soon after taking office. He signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour for all companies holding federal contracts or subcontracts with...more
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) on Wednesday announced publication of its Final Rule addressing independent contractor misclassification under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The Final Rule (Rule) was...more
Our March 26, 2020 alert informed employers of the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) issuance of two new posters notifying employees of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which must be posted or otherwise...more
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule to go into effect on January 1, 2020 that will increase the salary threshold for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional (“EAP”) exemptions under the Fair Labor...more
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a proposed rule that, if enacted, would make over a million more American workers eligible for overtime. Under current DOL regulations, any employees who earn a...more
If you are a member of the government contracting community, you probably have some familiarity with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), an arm of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Hopefully, your...more
6/21/2018
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Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
On August 25, 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) collectively issued a Final Rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more
On February 25, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor published its proposed rule implementing Executive Order 13706. EO 13706 was signed by President Obama in September 2015, and it requires certain federal government...more