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

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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

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A Brief Overview of the Federal Rulemaking Process in the United States

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Since the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) in the United States, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have issued notices of proposed regulations...more

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Department of Labor Proposes an Increase to the FLSA Exempt Employee Salary Threshold; Is 2023(4) the New 2019 or 2017?

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On August 30, 2023 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the much anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) which, if implemented, would increase certain otherwise salary exempt employees’ compensation under...more

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Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Fair Labor Standards Act - The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, and payday standards, in addition to recordkeeping obligations and other workplace mandates. Importantly, the FLSA only places requirements on...more

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DOL’s Proposed Revisions of Davis Bacon Act Rules Will Have Significant Impact on Federal Construction Contractors

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Federal wage and hour officials recently issued proposed rules that will make it easier for unions to have their hourly rates of pay established as the prevailing wage rates and will increase the Department of Labor’s...more

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Labor Department Proposes New Safe Harbor For Electronic Disclosure Under ERISA

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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued proposed regulations updating the safe harbor for the electronic delivery of employee benefit plan notifications for plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...more

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Airline Industry Alert: DOL Announces Meeting to Solicit Public Input on Aviation Act Whistleblower Protection Provision – AIR21

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On August 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced it will hold a meeting on October 8, 2019 in Washington, D.C., for the purpose of soliciting public comments...more

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Department of Labor Releases Proposed Rule for Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs

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On June 24, 2019, the Department of Labor made public its long-awaited proposed rule establishing a process for DOL to advance the development of Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs).  On the same day, DOL...more

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New Minimum Salary For Overtime Exemption Proposed By Department of Labor

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In a long-awaited decision, the Trump Administration’s Department of Labor proposes to increase the salary threshold for white collar overtime exemptions to $35,308 per year. Since 2004, the minimum salary level for...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Here We Go Again! Employers Should Begin Preparing For New Overtime Regulations

On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final regulations updating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) overtime provisions for the executive, administrative, professional, and highly-compensated...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

DOL Proposes Updates to the Overtime Rule to Account for Inflation Over the Past 15 Years

Last week, the Department of Labor ("DOL") announced new proposed revisions to the Overtime Rule. This is not the first time in recent years that revisions have been proposed to the so-called “white collar exemptions”...more

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Department of Labor Proposes Another New Overtime Rule

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, proposing changes to the salary threshold for the white collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If the proposed rule from March...more

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Department of Labor Proposes New Overtime Regulation To Make Millions of Employees Overtime Eligible

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On March 7, 2019, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making with respect to the “white collar” exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act. The proposed regulation increases the minimum salary level to...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

DOL Announces New Proposed Revisions to Overtime Rule

On March 7, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced new proposed revisions to the Overtime Rule. This is not the first time in recent years revisions have been proposed to the so-called "white collar exemptions"...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Final Rule: The Fifth Request for Public Comments

On June 29, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a request for information (RFI), seeking public comments yet again on its new “investment advice” fiduciary definition and related exemptions (Final Rule) which became...more

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