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Labor, Employment, & OSHA News
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Labor Department Withdraws Independent Contractor Rule
On May 5th, 2021, the U.S. Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced the withdrawal of the impending Independent Contractor Rule. Namely, the final rule clarified the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....
May 11th, 2021: Recent State Regulatory Activity
Personnel Concepts provides timely state regulatory activity and essential employment law information to its customers. Our research and regulatory monitoring team frequently tracks labor law developments from all 50 states. The following list of findings from this...
Social Security Administration Discontinues Employer No-Match Letters
Recently, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced it will stop the practice of sending employer No-Match letters. No-Match letters are notifications informing employers that an individual employee’s W-2 form does not match SSA’s records. Accordingly,...
Tip Regulations Final Rule Issued Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a tip regulations final rule delaying portions of a December 2020 tip rule. Subsequently, parts of the previous 2020 tip final rule will not go into effect until December 31st, 2021. The remainder of the 2020 final rule became...
May 4th, 2021: Recent State Regulatory Activity
Personnel Concepts provides timely state regulatory activity and essential employment law information to its customers. To offer a complete scope of employer responsibilities, we track labor law developments from all 50 states. Below is a list of findings from this...
Administration Announces Worker Organizing and Empowerment Task Force
On April 26th, 2021, the White House issued a press release detailing the Worker Organizing and Empowerment task force. The release describes the task force as a “whole-of-government” approach to empowering workers to organize and bargain with their employers....