Tag: Department of Labor

January 31, 2018

I have come across a number of “must-know” lists in the past couple of weeks. Perhaps this is an artifact of the time of year, getting a fresh start phenomenon. As a result, I decided to do my own list. […]

January 4, 2018

As we enter into a new calendar year there are a lot of Department of Labor issues employers should be concerned with in handling employees. I am not going to cover all of them, but I do want to talk […]

December 11, 2017

Lest you think that a change in administration from Obama to Trump has softened the government’s stance on wage violations, let me give you some new release headlines to make you think differently. From the News Releases page on the […]

November 16, 2017

Do you know anyone that drives for Uber? What about someone who does side jobs in areas such as small maintenance, sewing, dog-sitting, or even childcare? What about you? Do you do some consulting on the side? If the answer […]

October 3, 2016

The Department of Labor rolled out its final regulations mandating paid sick leave for the employees of federal contractors. According to the DOL, once fully implemented, more than 1 million employees of federal contractors will be covered. At the highest […]

September 29, 2016

With the December 1, 2016 deadline for changes in the new overtime regulations a great deal of attention is being focused on the Fair Labor Standards Act. A recent study conducted by TSheets, using Department of Labor data, looks at […]

September 8, 2016

The Department of Labor’s new rule regarding the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act will go into effect Dec. 1, which the DOL projects will impact 4.2 million workers across the country. This rule will impose a substantial […]

August 17, 2016

According to Employment Law 360, the U.S. Department of Labor has agreed to pay $7 million to settle claims that it failed to pay overtime to thousands of its employees: “This is the agency that goes around fining all the […]

April 20, 2016

The U.S. Department of Labor announced this week that “a human resources outsource provider will pay $1 million in back overtime wages and damages combined to hundreds of employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation that found widespread Fair Labor Standards […]

March 15, 2016

The final overtime rule is edging closer to release: yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its proposed changes on determining which workers should be eligible for overtime pay. After a review […]