DOL Proposes Amendments to Child Labor Regulations
Last week, the Department of Labor issued proposed amendments to the regulations governing the employment of minors in agricultural occupations, and solicited public commentary on the proposal ahead of...
View ArticleNY Dept. of Labor Issues Proposed Regulations Concerning Wage Deductions
The New York Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations interpreting revised New York Labor Law § 193, concerning permissible deductions from wages. The proposed regulations are available...
View ArticleSupreme Court To Review DOL Authority To Issue Administrator Interpretations
Perhaps no single exemption classification under the FLSA has been subject to as much scrutiny, or generated as much inconsistent authority from courts and the United States Department of Labor, as the...
View ArticleNew York’s Fast Food Wage Board Confirms: $15/Hour
In a televised meeting this afternoon, New York’s recently-convened Fast Food Wage Board confirmed industry employers’ fears and announced its unanimous recommendation that the wage for “fast food...
View ArticleDOL: Comment Period Closed For Proposed Final Rule
In a letter to Congress, Wage-and-Hour Administrator David Weil yesterday stated that the Department would not extend the 60-day comment period for providing feedback regarding the Department’s...
View ArticleDOL Receives 50,000 Comments In Final Week, Total Nearly 250,000
Employers anxiously await the final regulations codifying the upcoming changes to the FLSA white collar exemptions. Those who seek to “read the tea leaves” regarding the rulemaking process based on the...
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