by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2018 | DOL, FLSA, WHD
In early January, the Department of Labor (DOL) reissued 17 opinion letters that the Obama DOL had quashed in favor of issuing broadly applicable “Administrator’s Interpretations,” two of which have now been rescinded by the Trump DOL. The 17 opinion...
by Girish Anand | Jan 8, 2018 | DOL, FLSA, interns, WHD
During the Obama presidency, the Department of Labor (DOL) devised a six-part test to determine whether an intern is really just that or more like an employee-in-disguise working for free. Part of that test required that the employer receive “no immediate...
by Girish Anand | Jan 4, 2018 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to expand the opportunity to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Small Business Health Plans, also known as Association Health Plans. According to the...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | DOL, OSHA
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) until midnight on Dec. 31, 2017. OSHA will not take enforcement action against those employers...
by Girish Anand | Dec 13, 2017 | DOL, wage theft
The Department of Labor (DOL) has extended the commentary period on its proposed new tip pooling regulation by 30 days, from Jan. 4 to Feb. 3, 2018. The announcement on Tuesday came after 46 Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives wrote in a letter to Labor...
by Girish Anand | Dec 5, 2017 | DOL, FLSA
The Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing to revise the agency’s 2011 tip pool regulations to allow the sharing of tips with back-of-the-house employees provided everyone is paid the minimum wage. It has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the...
