Those who believed the Trump administration would scale back the Obama-era Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) aggressive enforcement of wage and hour laws may be surprised to learn that the DOL recently announced that it recovered...more
11/5/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Unpaid Wages ,
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Wage and Hour
On March 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new proposed rule that would clarify that certain payments and benefits provided by employers do not factor in to employees’ “regular rate,” which is used to...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recently taken one step forward, two steps back in terms of providing certainty to employers that use independent contractors.
On February 16, the NLRB invited briefing on the...more
On November 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued a temporary nationwide injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) overtime rule from taking effect on December 1. We discussed both the lawsuit and the...more
For months, employers have been anxiously awaiting the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) final rule on exemptions from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and wondering whether the DOL would pass the rule as...more
Joint employer relationships are commonplace in the automotive industry. From auto makers that contract with other companies for parts to auto dealers that utilize franchise arrangements, the auto industry is reliant on joint...more
In new guidance issued on January 20, the Department of Labor (DOL) has aggressively interpreted its authority “as broad as possible” to hold employers responsible for wage and hour violations committed by separate “joint...more
At the same time that the current National Labor Relations Board is giving employees what seems like the unfettered ability to engage in disparagement, profane outbursts, and racist comments that accompany protected union or...more
9/16/2015
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Chilling Effect ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
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Retaliation ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wrongful Termination