by Girish Anand | Jun 19, 2017 | DOL
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta on June 15 welcomed President Donald J. Trump’s step toward fulfilling his promise to grow the American economy with the announcement of an executive order to expand apprenticeships and vocational training, close the skills gap and...
by Girish Anand | Jun 19, 2017 | DOL, Overtime Rules
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta informed a House subcommittee on June 7 that the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit a Request for Information (RFI) to seek input on the Obama-era overtime rule that has been blocked for half a year by a federal judge’s...
by Girish Anand | Jun 9, 2017 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind a rule that would have required employers and labor-management consultants to report consultants’ indirect contact with workers during union organizing...
by Girish Anand | Jun 9, 2017 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary Rule, which requires agents marketing retirement plans to put their clients’ best interests first, took effect today, but enforcement won’t begin until Jan. 1, and maybe not then. The DOL in advance of the June 9...
by Girish Anand | Jun 7, 2017 | DOL, NLRB
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today announced the withdrawal of the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment and independent contractors. Removal of the administrator interpretations does not change the legal...
by Girish Anand | May 24, 2017 | DOL
The Obama administration’s “persuader rule” requiring law firms to publicly disclose any work they do for employers surrounding union organizing efforts, already subject to a nationwide injunction, is being revoked by the Trump administration’s...