5/5/2021 7:55:09 PM Department of Labor withdraws pro-business independent contractor final rule By Mark Goldstein Mark Phillips Saranne Weimer As we previously reported here and here, in January 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a business-friendly final rule...
9/24/2020 1:02:16 PM U.S. Department of Labor proposes new “reality” for classifying independent contractors By Mark Goldstein Leora Grushka This week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule that would create a uniform approach to the way companies classify...
9/23/2020 1:55:14 PM DOL issues new final rule and updated guidance for employers who use the fluctuating workweek method to calculate overtime By Michael Correll Michael Lombardino On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule explaining that bonuses and other incentive payments—paid in...
9/9/2020 8:40:40 PM New York federal judge nixes U.S. Department of Labor’s new “joint employer” rule By Mark Goldstein Leora Grushka Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a rule updating its interpretation of the “joint employer” doctrine under...
6/30/2020 5:09:49 PM Pursuit of pre-litigation liquidated damages no longer the DOL’s default policy By Michael Correll Michael Lombardino Joseph Mammone The U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced it will no longer automatically pursue pre-litigation...
1/14/2020 7:53:14 PM DOL makes historic, pro-business changes to FLSA joint employer test By Raenn Burgo Jay Glunt On January 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule updating and revising its interpretation of joint employer...