by admin | May 8, 2015 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law
Officials from the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of protecting the rights of employees by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors or...
by admin | May 7, 2015 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law
The Department of Labor (DOL) is back in court today trying to win a reversal of a federal district judge’s ruling that overturned the agency’s attempt to bypass the 1974 minimum-wage exemption for home care workers who are placed by third-party employment...
by admin | May 7, 2015 | Minimum Wage Law
By a vote of the city council yesterday, the city of Emeryville, Calif., has opted to enforce a $16-an-hour minimum wage, effective in 2019, which to date is the highest level enacted by any municipality in the nation. The council voted unanimously to start the...
by admin | May 6, 2015 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules
In a blog post yesterday, Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Tom Perez announced he has sent his agency’s proposed revamp of the nation’s overtime rules to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Perez gave no details but noted: “The...
by admin | May 5, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
More Americans enjoy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but that doesn’t always mean they can find a primary physician, and as a result emergency room (ER) visits are climbing, according to three-quarters of emergency physicians polled by The...