On Jan. 20, 2020, the first case of Covid-19 in the United States was confirmed in Washington state. By March, many employers began sending their workers … Read more
DOL Proposes Rule to Distinguish Independent Contractors From Employees
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule last week that will change the way in which independent contractors are distinguished from … Read more
New DOL Guidance on Compensation Issues Related to Remote Work
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor recently published new guidance for employers, focusing on compliance under the Fair Labor Standards … Read more
Court Strikes Down Overtime Pay Rule
The Department of Labor rule that would have compelled employers to pay overtime to millions of more workers has been struck down by a federal court in … Read more
Labor Department Asks Employers For Input On Revising Overtime Rules
Editor’s note: The DOL rule raising the minimum pay threshold to $913 a week to determine who had to be paid overtime was to have taken effect … Read more
DOL Reinstates Valuable Compliance Tool for Employers
On June 27th the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it has reinstated the issuance of Opinion Letters by its Wage & Hour Division and … Read more
Wages Jump As Jobs Grew Modestly In December
Ending the year much as it began, employers hired a modest 156,000 new workers in December, bringing the total for 2016 to 2.16 million new jobs. In 2015, … Read more
Unemployment, Hourly Pay Decline In November; Employers Add 178,000 Jobs
U.S. employers added 178,000 new non-farm jobs during November, according to a government employment report that’s only surprise was a sharp decline … Read more
Jobs Up 178,000 In November; Unemployment Takes Sharp Drop
U.S. employers added 178,000 new non-farm jobs during November, according to a government employment report that’s only surprise was a sharp decline … Read more
ADP Report: Employers Added 216,000 More Jobs This Month
Private-sector employers hired nearly 100,000 more workers this month than in October, adding 216,000 more workers, almost all of them in the services … Read more