In a decision issued earlier this month, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that participants in unpaid internship programs offered by the Hearst Corporation could not be classified as “employees” of Hearst and...more
12/19/2017
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Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour
On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Office of Labor-Management Standards published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its intention to rescind the so-called “persuader rule,” moving the DOL one...more
6/28/2017
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Collective Bargaining ,
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
LMRDA ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Persuader Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Unions
Employers beware: President Obama’s recent budget proposal may portend a Department of Labor crackdown on workplace pay issues in 2015.
As part of the 2015 fiscal year budget which President Obama submitted to Congress...more