I'll keep this short.
(In case you're planning to start your holiday weekend a little early.)
How much do you really know about Labor Day? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers appear at the end of each...more
Portions of the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act were struck down yesterday by Judge J. Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court...more
8/5/2020
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FYI! Read ASAP!
The U.S. Department of Labor has added to its long list of Frequently Asked Questions related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The new material (FAQs 94-97) is not earth-shattering, and I...more
The DOL's Wage and Hour Division tells us how it will look at these issues.
One of the hot (get it?) issues with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is how it will apply to employees' child care needs after the kids'...more
But no word on when the votes will take place.
The five-member Equal Employment Opportunity Commission currently has two vacancies, with a third on the way as the term of Victoria Lipnic (R) expires. Ms. Lipnic has...more
It's not as large as you'd think.
One of my favorite workplace advice columnists, Karla Miller of The Washington Post, had a good one yesterday about an employee who was having to bring her 10-year-old daughter to work....more
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Labor issued a temporary rule interpreting the expanded FMLA and paid sick leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The DOL intends for the rule to be effective until...more
On Friday and Saturday, the U.S. Department of Labor added to its initial FAQs about the expanded leave and paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
The Emergency Family and Medical Leave...more
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Labor published three pieces of guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act provisions relating to expanded leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Department of Labor issued a joint communication on Friday about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
For the first 30 days after the...more
On a party-line vote.
Yesterday afternoon, the Senate confirmed Eugene Scalia as the new Secretary of Labor, replacing Alexander Acosta, who resigned in July because of his role in a Jeffrey Epstein federal plea deal....more
Here's your own personal copy.
Highlights of the regulations, which will take effect January 1, are available here....more
More to come, but here's a peek.
We'll have more on the Final Rule regarding the overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which will be released on Thursday....more
DOL official gets his job back.
It's not often that I'm able to use the U.S. Department of Labor as an example in an employment case, but we sure had a doozy this week....more
That article he wrote on sexual harassment was fine.
Yesterday, Politico had a post about a law review article written in 1998 by Eugene Scalia, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor. The article had the dramatic...more
Happy holiday weekend!
With the Fourth of July approaching, we will go out with a bang.
How much do you know about employment law in the news from this week or so? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers appear...more
How's your employment law history knowledge?
Happy Memorial Day weekend, everybody! In honor of the occasion, see how much you remember about these old federal employment laws that we deal with every day. As always, answers...more
It's spring, and a young person's fancy turns to . . .
. . . why, the federal regulatory agenda! What else?
Here are the items that I think will be of most interest to our readers....more
About time!
The U.S. Senate confirmed today Cheryl Stanton of South Carolina as head of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor....more
The proposed regs were published in this morning's Federal Register.
The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed overtime regulations were issued on March 7, with a comment period to begin when they were published in the...more
And happy St. Patrick's Day weekend!
How much were you paying attention to employment law news this week? Take our quiz, and find out! As always, the answers appear at the end of each question, and if you cheat, I'll never...more
The salary threshold would be $35,308.
The U.S. Department of Labor released today its long-awaited proposed regulations on the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions to the overtime rule under the Fair Labor...more
But it ain't over yet.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Welfare Committee has voted along party lines to advance some key nominees of President Trump to a full Senate vote....more
No more excuses!
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which was closed during the federal government shutdown, reopened on Monday. However, its Respondent Portal (where employers upload their responses and enter...more
Two for the EEOC, three for the DOL, and none for the NLRB.
For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Janet Dhillon has been renominated as chair, and Sharon Fast Gustafson has been renominated as General Counsel....more