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DOL Limits Authority to Seek Liquidated Damages in Wage and Hour Investigations

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On June 27, 2025, a new enforcement directive from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) took effect, formally eliminating the agency’s policy of seeking the payment of liquidated damages in any...more

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New Executive Orders Aim to Eliminate Unfair Surprise in Civil Enforcement Actions by Formalizing Guidance Documents

On October 9, 2019, the President issued two executive orders that require agencies to formally provide official guidance before enforcing any new jurisdiction or legal standards. In other words, agencies cannot take novel...more

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White House Executive Orders Limit Federal Agencies' Civil Enforcement Tools

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The president issued two executive orders limiting federal agencies' ability to use guidance documents for policymaking and enforcement and promoting transparency and fairness in civil enforcement matters....more

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Trump Signs Executive Orders To Limit Use of Informal Guidance

On Wednesday, October 9, 2019, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders (titled Promoting the Rule of Law Through Transparency and Fairness in Civil Administrative Enforcement and Adjudication and Promoting the Rule...more

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President Issues Executive Orders on Guidance Documents and Transparency

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The regulated community had a pleasant surprise from President Trump this week. The President issued two executive orders that have the stated intent to make closeted or last minute agency guidance and...more

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California Communities Against Toxics: The "Continuing Project" of Clarifying Administrative Law

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In California Communities Against Toxics v. EPA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued an opinion that may have a lasting impact on administrative agencies’ use of guidance memos and policy statements. For...more

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U.S. Department of Labor’s New Guidance, Compliance Tool, and Leadership

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February has been a busy month for the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”).  The Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) published new guidance addressing tipped employees and payment of subminimum wages and released a new compliance...more

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