The DOL has issued final FLSA regulations defining the joint employmrent relationship and narrowing the application of the rule.
Read MoreEven in the era of a pandemic, or especially in the era of a pandemic, the wage and hour machine grinds onward.
Read MoreA final rule amending the FAR to delete the the Executive Order Nondisplacement rules effective June 5, 2020 was finally issued ending the requirement to offer a first right of refusal for employment on government service contracts to certain workers.
Read MoreThe Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) recovered a record of $322 million in back wages that were owed to workers in fiscal year 2019.
Read MoreWhile the civil money penalty for violation of the overtime laws by federal contractors is suposed to be increased by the rate of inflation every January, this year the $27 penalty is being held steady. However, violation of the overtime laws done in prior years, but uncovered and enforced now, will still be assessed the $27 a day current penalty rather than the lesser fines in existance at the time of the violation.
Read MoreDOL issues new joint employment rules under FLSA meant to clarify and narrow the definition of an “employer” and provide more protection to franchisors, contractors, and businessess who indirectly engage workers through other employers.
Read MoreComments filed by employers and employees in response to the DOL’s proposed fluctuating workweek (“FWW”) method regulations demonstrate again that the two parties see different things in the same proposed regulation.
Read MoreThe Department of Labor (“DOL”) has announced that the minimum wage for federal contractors will increase to $10.80 per hour beginning on January 1, 2020. This is just a minimum. Sometimes contractors have to pay more.
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