The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance to states to implement the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. The program provides up to 39 weeks of benefits to qualifying individuals who are otherwise […]
On March 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released additional guidance on the changes to paid sick and family and medical leave benefits for employers with under 500 employees in H.R. […]
On March 25, 2020 the Department of Labor (DOL) released digital versions of the required notice of The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Under the FFCRA every covered employer (covered […]
On Jan. 13, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division announced a final rule to update the regulations interpreting joint-employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Administration’s fall 2019 unified agenda of federal regulatory and deregulatory actions on November 20th. The biannual list provides updates […]
After significant public pressure, Secretary Alexander Acosta of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) resigned from his post on July 12th due to inquiries into a controversial plea deal he […]
In June 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed an increase to the overtime exemptions, more than doubling the salary level required to qualify for overtime payments. The increase […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced proposed revisions to the overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The revisions would make all salaried workers who earn less than $970 […]
By IWLA Washington Representative Pat O’Connor Appropriations Committees in the U.S. House and Senate advanced their Fiscal Year 2106 Labor-HHS spending bills this week. These bills each contain policy riders […]
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