On January 24, 2019, the DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule that eliminated previous employer reporting requirements to safeguard worker privacy and promote administrative efficiency.
The Department of Labor extended the expiration dates of the agency’s model FMLA notices and certification forms until August 31, 2021.
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently updated its guidance regarding the proper classification of interns, bringing its test in line with the rulings of a growing number of courts.
Under the proposed rule, employers that do not elect to claim the tip credit may distribute tips among all employees.
Third Circuit rules that rest breaks of 20 minutes or less are compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Save Local Business Act would provide a statutory fix to the NLRB’s Browning-Ferris decision and restore a proper joint employment analysis.
With the invalidation of the Obama-era overtime rule, employers will have to continue to wait to see what changes, the DOL will make to the minimum salary threshold required for employees to be exempt from the FLSA.
Although the DOL may have changed its position on joint-employment, employers need to remain cautious of the ongoing commitment of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to its ruling in Browning-Ferris Industries which applied an expansive approach to joint-employer liability under the National Labor Relations Act.