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