On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2022-02 (FAB). FAB focused on retaliation against employees who assert rights under a broad array...more
Employers are routinely challenged in navigating the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) test to determine independent contractor status of workers under the federal wage and hour laws. Employers regularly retain workers as...more
On May 17, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the final rule updating the requirements for employees to qualify for exemptions from the overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The...more