On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to amend current requirements employees in white-collar occupations must satisfy to qualify for an overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule will take...
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....