by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 20, 2023 | Discrimination, DOL, EEOC, Latest News, PWFA, WHD
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced a partnership that will strengthen the labor law enforcement efforts of both agencies. Jointly, the agencies solidified their...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2023 | DOL, Latest News, Overtime Rules, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule to increase the salary threshold for overtime exemption. The proposed rule would ensure overtime pay for most low-paid salary workers who earn less than $1,059 a week (or $55,000 a year). By the...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 15, 2023 | DOL, Federal Contractors, Latest News, Wage & Hour
This month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule to update regulations implementing the Davis-Bacon Act and the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (Davis Bacon Act). According to the DOL, these updates better reflect the needs of construction workers on...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 8, 2023 | DOL, Latest News, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour
On August 3rd, 2023, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced that a Texas healthcare provider will pay over $500 thousand in unpaid wages and overtime. According to WHD investigators, the employer failed to properly calculate overtime,...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2023 | DOL, Latest News, Misclassification, Wage & Hour
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced it is seeking claimants for a case settlement of over $5.6 million for illegal employee misclassification. The DOL is seeking out over 1,300 affected current and former...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 5, 2023 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, General Duty Clause, OSHA, Workplace Hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that an owner of a roofing business in Maine is personally liable for nearly $1.6 million when they willfully exposed workers to fall hazards resulting in a fatality. Before the fatal incident and subsequent...
