by Girish Anand | Aug 30, 2018 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) has launched what it’s calling the Office of Compliance Initiatives (OCI). Coordinated by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, this cross-agency effort aims to complement the department’s enforcement activities by...
by Girish Anand | Aug 28, 2018 | DOL, FLSA, FMLA, WHD
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) today announced it has issued six new opinion letters, which it says “demonstrates the agency’s continued commitment to providing meaningful compliance assistance to help employees...
by Girish Anand | Aug 27, 2018 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, FLSA, WHD
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that in the upcoming weeks it will hold public listening sessions to gather views on the Part 541 white collar exemption regulations, often referred to as the “Overtime Rule.” Issued under...
by Girish Anand | Aug 19, 2018 | DOL, NLRB
Two Congressmen have written Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Alex Acosta asking his agency to clarify a binding definition of joint employer, which the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is also toiling over via the final rule route. But Secretary Acosta is no...
by Girish Anand | Aug 16, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, Obamacare
While the Trump administration has rolled out a plan to make available short-term health insurance policies, up from the current 90 days to 12 months in duration, some states have already said they don’t want any part of it. Since the plans don’t have to...
by Girish Anand | Aug 6, 2018 | DOJ, DOL
The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have expanded their collaboration to better protect U.S. workers from discrimination by employers who prefer to hire temporary visa workers over qualified U.S. workers. This...
