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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 2020 #2

In the wake of the impeachment proceedings, the State of the Union, the Administration’s budget proposal, and the initial rounds of the battle to see who gets the Democratic Presidential nomination, it’s been pretty quiet on...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 2020

All the President’s Budget. As you know, the Trump Administration’s FY2021 budget was submitted to the Congress last week. While effectively only a blueprint for future negotiations with Congress--particularly since it is the...more

Frosty, the Gig Worker Performing Work Outside the Usual Course of the Hiring Entity’s Business: 2019 Year in Review

‘Twas the week before Christmas, in a year for the ages. So here’s our latest recap of hours and wages. The letters and laws. The regulations and cases. A year’s worth of matters that impacted workplaces....more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - December 2019

WHD Rulemakings Full Speed Ahead. This is a busy time for the Wage & Hour Division’s regulatory agenda. Early in the week, the White House approved its final rule updating the regular rate regulations. The updates are...more

Seyfarth Shaw Policy Matters Newsletter - November 2019 #3

Once. Twice. Three Times for JE. This week, the Administration released its Fall 2019 Regulatory Agenda, which identifies the work expected to be done by the regulatory agencies during the next year. Key among the labor...more

Regulatory Spring: Rulemaking by the Wage & Hour Division

Last week, Seyfarth submitted comments regarding the DOL’s proposal to update the federal regulations that set the standard for determining whether a business can be held liable as a joint employer under the FLSA. ...more

Regulatory Spring: Rulemaking by the Wage & Hour Division

Earlier last week, the comment period ended for the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division’s proposed rule increasing the salary threshold for the FLSA’s white collar exemption. The proposal received more than...more

Regulatory Spring: Rulemaking by the Wage & Hour Division

Welcome to our latest installment of Regulatory Spring, Seyfarth Shaw’s weekly blog series covering the U.S. Department of Labor’s three-headed effort to revise and modernize various core components of the Fair Labor...more

April Rules: DOL Continues Rulemaking Sprint With New Proposed Joint Employment Standard

Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 1, 2019, the U.S. DOL announced a proposed rule to clarify joint employment under the FLSA. The rule would establish a four-factor balancing test for joint employer status....more

Here We Go Again: DOL Proposes White-Collar Salary Threshold of $35,308

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the U.S. Department of Labor’s efforts to increase the salary threshold required for most white-collar exemptions, on March 7, 2019, the Department announced a...more

WHD Announces Regulatory Agenda

The Department of Labor issued its Fall 2018 regulatory agenda, and the Wage & Hour Division is front and center....more

Wage and Hour Division Seeks Information on Smartphones’ Impact on Hours Worked

In the Department of Labor’s regulatory agenda for Spring 2015, the Wage & Hour Division announced a request for information (RFI) regarding “the use of technology, including portable electronic devices, by employees away...more

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