06/16/2021

On June 11, 2021, the federal government released its unified federal regulatory agenda for spring 2021, which outlines regulatory and deregulation actions agencies expect to take in the coming months.more

06/04/2021

On May 28, President Biden released his $6 trillion budget proposal for the 2022 fiscal year. While final spending decisions are decided by Congress, the president's budget submission typically provides a general idea of where the administration's priorities lie.more

05/26/2021

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that contains a new, temporary COBRA subsidy.more

05/14/2021

On May 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally withdrew final regulations promulgated earlier this year under the prior administration which set forth, for the first time by way of an Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking, the analysis the Department would use to determine whether a worker was an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).more

05/03/2021

In September 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden promised organized labor that, if elected, he would be the "strongest labor president you've ever had." In his first 100 days in office, now President Biden has acted quickly and aggressively to make good on this pledge.more

04/27/2021

President Biden continues to make good on his campaign promise to be the most labor-friendly president ever. On April 26, 2021, he issued an executive order that seeks to increase union organization and strengthen the hand of organized labor.more

04/09/2021

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that contains a new, temporary COBRA subsidy.more

03/30/2021

Several members of Congress have asked new Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh to require American businesses to pay overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act to anyone making less than $1,591 per week (equivalent to $82,732 per year for a full-year worker) who works more than 40 hours in a workweek.more

03/01/2021

On February 16, 2021, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to update its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).more

02/22/2021

It has been just one month since the inauguration of Joseph Biden as the 46th president of the United States, and he has been moving quickly to change the wage and hour landscape.more

02/01/2021

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the immediate termination of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program.more

01/07/2021

On Jan. 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule to clarify independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).more

01/06/2021

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide at least 60 calendar days advance written notice of a plant closing and mass layoff at a single employment site.more

01/04/2021

While most of us were getting ready to ring in the New Year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) was staying busy at work on New Year's Eve.more