by Editorial Staff | Nov 9, 2020 | DOL, Wage & Hour
On November 3rd, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) released two opinion letters addressing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) compliance. Opinion letters are official written opinions released by the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The letters contain the WHD’s...
by Girish Anand | Oct 12, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, HHS, Obamacare
As anticipated, President Trump today signed an Executive Order that, once fully implemented, will give consumers new options for health insurance and expand employer-funder Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). The executive action orders the Department of Labor...
by Girish Anand | Aug 15, 2012 | DOL, FLSA, FMLA, WHD
The Department of Labor (DOL) and the courts themselves have generally hewed to the ruling in the 1982 case of Lynn's Food Stores, Inc. v. the United States that the "substantive rights" afforded by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cannot be...
by Girish Anand | Nov 16, 2011 | DOL
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has created a new consumer assistance Web page that provides easy access to useful information and allows users to submit questions and complaints about health and retirement plans...
by Girish Anand | May 3, 2011 | DOL
Calling the Department of Labor's Fact Sheet #71—"Internship Programs Under the Fair Labor Standards Act"—"a poor method" and "overly rigid and inconsistent," the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a...