by Editorial Staff | Jan 9, 2024 | DOL, EEOC, Federal Labor Law, Latest News, OSHA
Historically, new laws and minimum wages take effect every January, bringing new labor law obligations for employers. Even if the federal government fails to pass new or amend existing laws, state legislatures pass their own. In summary, this creates a patchwork of...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 5, 2023 | Child Labor, DOL, Latest News
On November 28th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) updating child labor penalties. According to the federal agency, in recent years, there has been a significant rise in child labor violations. Subsequently, the DOL’s...
by Erick Lange | Oct 31, 2023 | DOL, FLSA, Latest News, Misclassification
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on October 27 that a company in Massachusetts paid $3.2 million to settle an exempt worker misclassification case that affected over 700 sales representatives. The DOL found that the employer had misclassified the employees...
by Erick Lange | Oct 25, 2023 | DHS, DOL, H-2A, H-2B, immigration, Latest News
On October 19th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced new efforts to strengthen protections for migrant workers under...
by Erick Lange | Oct 25, 2023 | Discrimination, DOL, Federal Contractors, Latest News, Wage & Hour
This month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) secured significant settlements in two cases for different labor law violations at the same company. In the first case, investigators found wage and hour violations at a federally-contracted provider of security and...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 4, 2023 | ADA, DOL, EEOC, Latest News, reasonable accommodation
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) released a commemorative disability resource guide. The guide provides information regarding recruiting, hiring,...