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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

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Tight Around the White Collar – The New Overtime Rule is Here

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As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule amending the overtime regulations of the federal wage and hour law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) yesterday, April 23, 2024. The new rule...more

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DOL Announces Final Rule Affecting Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA

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Introduction - On 10 January 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule (Final Rule) that significantly changes the test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee under the...more

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Mandatory Labor and Employment Law Poster Updates

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Attention employers -- some mandatory labor and employment law posters just received updates to reflect new laws and updates to existing laws. In April 2023, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) gave the FLSA Poster...more

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Annual Party Poopers’ Guide to the Holidays: The Office Holiday Party is Back and So Are We

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Over the past two years, employers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic were forced to hold their holiday celebrations virtually via Zoom, or maybe even scrapped such events altogether given the circumstances. This year,...more

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The DOL to Bring Back the 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees with an Additional 30-Minute Rule

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In an effort to “undo” the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) actions under the Trump administration, on June 23, 2021, the agency published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), revising how it will regulate the minimum wage...more

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Does Your State Require Employers to Foot the Bill for Employees' Remote Work Expenses?

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As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, several states and localities implemented shelter-in-place orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Consequently, many workforces were thrust into remote work models without adequate time...more

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DOL Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

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On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued several unrelated opinion letters dealing with non-COVID wage and hour issues. Specifically, two of the opinion letters, FLSA2020-6 and FLSA2020-8, deal with the...more

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U.S. Labor Department Issues FAQs on COVID-19 Pay Issues

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released a “Frequently Asked Questions” guidance on the impact of employer’s COVID-19 containment measures on pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards...more

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