Positive news for employers: the Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will no longer enforce the 2024 Biden-era independent contractor final rule that aimed to reclassify gig workers as employees rather than independent...more
6/26/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Field Assistance Bulletins ,
Final Rules ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
Fast forward: It’s June 1, 2024, and you’ve just received a call from one of your Safety Managers. He tells you that a Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) has arrived at the workplace and wants to conduct an...more
The Department of Labor recently published the Solicitor of Labor’s (SOL) 2023 Enforcement Report, which provides insight into the Department’s initiatives and enforcement priorities for 2024. ...more
3/15/2024
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Compliance ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Information Reports ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Piercing the Corporate Veil ,
Safety Violations ,
Workplace Safety
Caption: On January 13, 2022, after hearing emergency oral arguments, the Supreme Court handed down decisions staying OSHA’s ETS and upholding the CMS Rule requiring healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against...more
1/20/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety