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
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published new guidance clarifying employers’ obligations under federal labor laws as they pertain to use of automated systems and artificial...more
On April 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rescinded the Trump-era enforcement practice of abstaining from seeking liquidated damages in connection with pre-litigation investigations and settlements of wage and hour...more