Minimum Wage, Over-Time, Biden Administration

United States DOL announces that it will no longer oversee the payment of liquidated damages in FLSA administrative hearings

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/1/2025

Last week the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (“WHD”) made a significant announcement concerning the available damages in administrative proceedings. In a field assistance bulletin it...more

DOL Signals Changes to Independent Contractor Rule

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 5/12/2025

On May 1, 2025, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin, announcing that it will no longer enforce a 2024 Biden-era independent contractor rule under the...more

From the White House to the Workplace: How Trump's 2024 Victory Could Reshape Labor and Employment Laws

Venable LLP on 11/8/2024

America has made it across the finish line for the 47th time: Donald Trump has been elected the country's new president. The 2024 presidential election is set to have far-reaching implications for both employers and...more

Employment Law Landscape Could Change After Election

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/11/2024

When presidential administrations change, it’s common to see significant shifts in policy via new regulations, executive orders, different interpretations of federal laws, and changes to enforcement priorities, budgeting, and...more

New Department of Labor Independent Contractor Proposed Rule

Williams Mullen on 10/13/2022

On October 11, 2022, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposal for a new rule on how the DOL will determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of the Fair...more

DOL Expected to Raise Minimum Salary for Exempt Status

Poyner Spruill LLP on 10/4/2022

President Biden’s Administration, including the United States Department of Labor (DOL), have clearly expressed their belief that the minimum salary employers are required to pay to their exempt employees needs to be...more

Republican Attorneys General Sue to Halt Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors

Cozen O'Connor on 2/18/2022

Texas AG Ken Paxton, Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, and Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch sued the Biden administration seeking to strike down an executive order and related Department of Labor final rule (the “Wage Mandate”) raising the...more

Tough Month for Football, Interpreting, Energy, and Trucking Industries in Misclassification Cases: November 2020 News Update

Troutman Pepper Locke on 12/10/2020

November 2020 was a superb month for ride-sharing and app-based delivery companies and for President-Elect Biden, but was far less favorable to professional sports leagues, interpreting and translation companies, oilfield...more

November 2020: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 12/7/2020

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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