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Tag Archives: DOL
Department of Labor Budget Includes $50 Million To Investigate Worker Misclassification
According to a news release, the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a $50 million budget to focus on worker misclassification as independent contractors in 2012. More after the break.
Tidbits
Some employment law tidbits after the break. Quite a few social media hits involving the intersection of Facebook and employment law this time.
DOL Issues Administrator Interpretation On The Definition Of “Clothes”
Rejecting the use of a dictionary in favor of ordinary usage, the Division recently posted a new Administrator Interpretation pertaining to Section 3(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 203(o), and the definition of “clothes.” The new … Continue reading
New DOL Compliance Tools
The Department of Labor has been implementing new compliance tools over the past several weeks. The latest relate to helping employers understand disability laws and H1B visa compliance. The DOL is also holding a stakeholder forum on May 21. More … Continue reading
New DOL Guidance on Unpaid Internships
The Department of Labor recently issued a Fact Sheet to help employers determine whether interns must be compensated in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. More after the break.
DOL Offers to Help Employees With Wage Complaints
On April 1st, Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced the launch of a new campaign called “We Can Help” to alert workers of their rights under federal wage and hour laws. More after the break.
New DOL Administrator Interpretation Letters
The Department of Labor has announced that it will begin issuing “Administrator Interpretations” in lieu of providing case-specific responses to requests for opinion letters. The Interpretation letters will provide clarification of regulatory and statutory interpretation issues as determined by the … Continue reading
New DOL Employment Law Guide
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a new version of the Employment Law Guide. More after the break.
DOL Flu Q&A’s
According to an email update, “The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has posted information on common issues when employees get the flu and its affect on wages and hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards … Continue reading
Employers Face Increased Federal Enforcement Efforts
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the hiring of 250 additional investigators to assist with wage and hour investigations. A newly-released study suggests that the new DOL investigators will be busy. Law.com reports here that wage and hour violations are … Continue reading
DOL Issues FAQ On Furloughs
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a “Frequently Asked Questions” document on worker fourloughs and other issues in hours worked and pay issues, which can be found here. It gives helpful guidance based on existing wage and hour law.
DOL Issues Guidance on Davis-Bacon Act Standards for Stimulus Package Work
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage Hour Division has released guidance concerning implementation of Section 1606 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”), which provides for application of Davis-Bacon labor standards to certain Federal and federally-assisted construction work funded … Continue reading
DOL Issues Updated FMLA Opinion Letter
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently posted one new Administrator signed Opinion Letter designated as FMLA2009-1-A. The Opinion Letter supersedes an Opinion Letter released on January 15, 1999 designated as FMLA-101. It addresses the issue of … Continue reading
New DOL FLSA Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor has posted new FLSA opinion letters. In connection with this posting, the DOL issued the following disclaimer: The Division has posted 36 Administrator opinion letters and four Non-Administrator opinion letters that were signed prior to … Continue reading
New DOL Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor recently posted new wage and hour opinion letters. Ten of the recently posted letters are Administrator-signed letters. There is one non-Administrator signed letter. More information on the opinion letters after the break.
