Minimum Wage, Public Comment, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Wave of Deregulation Hits DOL: What Employers Need to Know About the 60+ Rules on the Chopping Block

Fisher Phillips on 7/9/2025

The U.S. Department of Labor just quietly launched one of the most sweeping deregulatory efforts in recent memory, advancing over 60 proposals that could reshape workplace rules across industries. From overtime and minimum...more

Proposed Regulations Implementing $15 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Issued

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/23/2021

As covered in our last blog post on this topic, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026 on April 27, 2021 raising to $15 per hour the minimum wage certain federal contractors must pay workers performing work “on or in...more

DOL Takes First Step to Revisit Independent Contractor and Tip Rules

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 2/4/2021

In accordance the Biden administration’s January 20 regulatory freeze memorandum, the U.S Department of Labor issued proposals to delay the effective dates of the Final Rules on independent contractor classification and tip...more

Aiming for Clarity, DOL Proposes to Update the FLSA’s “Joint Employer” Regulations

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/16/2019

Hoping to clarify when entities should be treated as “joint employers” under the FLSA, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently announced its intent to revise its so-called “joint employer” regulations under the Fair Labor...more

DOL Proposes Updated Regular Rate Rules

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/11/2019

Even at a gathering of employment lawyers, HR professionals, and compensation veterans, one of the easiest ways to clear the room is to begin a discussion on the regular rate of pay. Few other topics, even within the general...more

Food and Beverage Law Update: September 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/14/2018

Labor and Employment - Jimmy John's Avoids Joint-Employer Finding in Worker Overtime Litigation - In In re: Jimmy John's Overtime Litigation, 2018 WL 3231273 (N.D. Ill. June 14, 2018), a federal district court ruled that...more

Web Exclusive December 2017: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 1/9/2018

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 were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. December was no different,...more

DOL’s Tip of the Hat to Back-of-the-House Employees: New NPRM to Rescind 2011 Regs

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/11/2017

In response to significant pressure from the hospitality industry—specifically, the restaurant industry—as well as increasing litigation and changes to reduce or eliminate the use of tip credits at the state level, the U.S....more

USDOL Seeks To Narrow Tip-Retention Prohibition

Fisher Phillips on 12/6/2017

We have previously written about the U.S. Department of Labor's position adopted in 2011 saying that an employer may not retain any of an employee's tips even if management: • Takes no tip-credit under the federal Fair...more

DOL Issues Proposed Rule to Rescind 2011 Regulations that Impose Tip-Sharing Restrictions on Employers that Pay the Full Federal...

Littler on 12/5/2017

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule to rescind the Department’s position that employers must comply with tip-pooling requirements even when paying the full minimum wage. ...more

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