Mid-Year Labor & Employment Law Update: Key Developments and Compliance Strategies
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Independent Contractor Rule, EEO-1 Reporting, and New York Labor Law Amendment - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Navigating Contractor vs. Employee Classification
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 45: New Leadership at Employment-Related Federal Agencies with David Dubberly of Maynard Nexsen
Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 1: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
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#WorkforceWednesday®: New DOL Leadership, NLRB Quorum, EEOC Enforcement Priorities - Employment Law This Week®
The Labor Law Insider: What's Next for Labor Law Under the Trump Administration, Part I
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#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Agencies Begin Compliance Efforts Under Trump Administration - Employment Law This Week®
Fostering Teamwork: Lessons From the Dynamic Duo of Monsters, Inc. — Hiring to Firing Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law Changes Under President Trump - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-158 - DEI Developments and Executive Coaching
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Employment Law Now VIII-157 - Top 5 L&E Issues to Watch in 2025
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The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part II
The Department of Labor (DOL) is taking steps to revise and relaunch its affirmative action requirements for veterans and people with disabilities. ...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched one of the largest deregulatory efforts ever by identifying dozens regulations slated for the chopping block or significant modification – and MSHA joined the party. The July 1...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed regulations that would substantially reduce overtime obligations for home care and related employers. ...more
OSHA just issued a heap of new proposed rules and took other agency actions as part of broader deregulatory efforts at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – which are being called one of the most ambitious federal red tape...more
Having recently announced a resumption of its processing of complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability or veteran status, the Office of Federal Contract Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is slated to publish, on July 7, 2025, an information collection request seeking comments relating to complaints involving employment...more
On January 14, 2025, just six days before the transition from the Biden Administration to the second Trump Administration, OSHA closed the books on collecting public comments on the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
The federal government wants to phase out the lower minimum wage that employers can pay to certain workers with disabilities, according to a proposal that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) just announced. Supporters of the...more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule to increase the federal salary threshold for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on April 23, 2024. DOL had previously issued On August 30, 2023, the US...more
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") issued a new proposed rule pertaining to the definition of “fiduciary” under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code. If adopted, the proposed rule would...more
On October 31, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) aiming to redefine and expand who qualifies as an “investment advice fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of...more
On September 20, 2023, the US Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and the Treasury (collectively, the departments) issued a proposed rule related to the No Surprises Act’s (NSA’s) federal independent...more
A new rule, proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on August 30, 2023 (the Proposed Rule), will expand the group of workers who are entitled to overtime. If implemented, the Proposed Rule will...more
On August 30, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would put forward a rule to raise the salary threshold under which employees are eligible for overtime pay under federal labor laws. The Fair Labor Standards...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposal to increase the salary requirement for employers to claim certain exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and minimum wage requirements to...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule to increase the salary required to be “exempt” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor has announced notice and comment rulemaking as it seeks to revise its regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as their representative to accompany OSHA...more
The Labor Department released a proposed rule increasing the salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees from the current $35,568/year to $55,000/year. The proposal will be open for public input for 60 days once its...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This alert summarizes the IRS’s recent notice of proposed rulemaking on complying with prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act and explains key provisions...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rules on August 30, 2023, to raise the salary threshold level necessary to exempt certain employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a new proposed rule that – if it becomes final – would extend overtime pay to over 3 million American workers. Annual Salary Threshold for EAP Exemptions Increases to...more
In a significant but not surprising move, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on August 30, 2023, proposing to increase the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA’s”) minimum salary threshold for...more
Employers may need to adjust their pay practices now that the Labor Department has issued its long-anticipated proposal to raise the salary threshold for exempt employees – a change that could make more of your employees...more
On July 7, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Tri-Agencies”) published a long-anticipated proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that...more
A January 13, 2023 rule proposed by nine federal agencies, including the Department of Labor, seeks to amend an assortment of regulations in order to clarify the rights and obligations of faith-based and community...more