On Jan. 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, revising the agency’s guidance on how to analyze who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This final rule rescinds the...
Last month, the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) executed an order stating that, until further notice, any unemployment insurance charges for benefits paid out to workers after March 9, 2020, will not be assigned to individual employers. Instead, the cost will...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) that address which employers are covered by the paid leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA requires covered employers to provide their...
The Department of Labor has announced a new final overtime rule that will increase the minimum salary for certain exempt white collar employees. The final rule is very close to the rule proposed earlier this year. The new minimums will take effect January 1, 2020....
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new proposed overtime rule was recently released. The proposal, anticipated to take effect in January of 2020, aims to increase the minimum salary that an employee must earn to be exempt from minimum wage and overtime under a...