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Final Rule on Joint Employer Status Takes Effect on March 16th, 2020

by Editorial Staff | Feb 3, 2020 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, FLSA

On January 20th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that interprets joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule provides updated guidance for determining joint employer status when an employee performs...
Chipotle Fined $1.3 Million for Child Labor Violations

Chipotle Fined $1.3 Million for Child Labor Violations

by Girish Anand | Jan 29, 2020 | Federal Labor Law, FLSA

Fast casual chain Chipotle has agreed to pay $1.3 million in fines for child labor violations in Massachusetts. The fine caps a three-year investigation following a complaint by a parent whose kid was forced to work “well past midnight.” In the course of...
Marijuana Workers Entitled to Protections of FLSA, Court Affirms

Marijuana Workers Entitled to Protections of FLSA, Court Affirms

by Girish Anand | Sep 23, 2019 | Federal Labor Law, FLSA

The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Colorado has ruled that workers in the marijuana industry, which is legal in that state, are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even though marijuana is still illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act...
DOL to Hold Listening Sessions on Revamp to Overtime Rule

DOL to Hold Listening Sessions on Revamp to Overtime Rule

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...
Sen. Rubio Introduces Ivanka Trump’s Paid Family Leave Law

Sen. Rubio Introduces Ivanka Trump’s Paid Family Leave Law

by Girish Anand | Aug 4, 2018 | Federal Labor Law, FMLA

Sen. Marco Rubio (R.-Fla.) this week introduced legislation to create a paid family leave option nationwide that would use social security funds to pay for the leave in a tit-for-tat sort of way: you take two months family leave, social security pays for it, and then...

GSA Orders Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Clause Stricken from Federal Contracts

by Girish Anand | Jun 22, 2017 | Federal Labor Law

The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule, which required anyone bidding for a federal contract to voluntarily report any state or federal labor law violations when applying, has already been killed twice — by legislative and executive action — since...
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