DOL issued a final rule that makes significant changes to enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), which governs wage payment for contractors and subcontractors working on federal and federally assisted construction projects, and has been incorporated by reference in the Inflation Reduction Act. The new rule is expected
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Mental Health Parity Compliance Remains a Key Focus for Federal Agencies
On July 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released their annual report to the U.S. Congress regarding group health plans’ and insurance carriers’ compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity
U.S. Department of Labor Further Delays Release of Independent Contractor Final Rule
In a June 9, 2023 filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) stated that its Independent Contractor (IC) Final Rule, addressing the standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standards Act
DOL Prioritizes SECURE ACT 2.0 in 2024 Budget Proposal
DOL Pumps It Up With New Guidance on PUMP Act Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-02 providing guidance to agency officials responsible for enforcement of the “pump at work” provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including those recently enacted under the 2022 PUMP Act.
The PUMP Act was
Form I-9s and FMLA Posters
So, it’s been a busy few weeks in the employment law universe. Here are two developments:
DOL Publishes a New (Eggplant-Colored) FMLA Poster
In the dark of night, those crazy kids over at the U.S. Department of Labor were busy at work publishing new FMLA regulations, FMLA opinion letters, a new FMLA poster.
BREAKING NEWS: The USDOL publishes a new FMLA poster!
Let me beat you to it: Be still my beating
Labor Secretary Nominee Survives Committee Vote
By an 11-10 vote, Labor Secretary nominee Julie Su barely garnered the approval of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, but her chances of success before the full Senate remain unknown.
Recently, we reported that a number of Republican members of the Committee had questioned whether she
Biden’s Labor Secretary Nominee Faces Scrutiny, Reveals Position on Independent Contractor and Joint Employer Policies
Labor Secretary nominee Julie Su continues to face close scrutiny by Republican members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, at least some of whom believe she is not qualified for the position. Notably, however, during the Committee hearing on her nomination, Su plainly stated that ,
DOL and HHS Announce Joint Effort to Combat Exploitative Child Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced new efforts to combat exploitative child labor. The joint effort between the DOL and HHS follows the DOL’s announcement on February 13, 2023, that Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officers would be
President Biden to Nominate Julie Su as New Secretary of Labor
In the wake of the recently-announced and imminent departure of Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh for the National Hockey League Players Association, President Biden is expected to nominate Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su as Walsh’s successor to head the Department of Labor (DOL). Su has been in her current
DOL Issues Internal Guidance on Telework Under the FLSA & FMLA
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to employees who telework from home or from another location away from the employer’s facility. Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2023-1, released on February 9,
Labor Secretary Walsh Expected to Leave DOL for NHL
Although not yet officially announced, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden Administration soon, to become the Executive Director of the National Hockey League (NHL) Players Association. Secretary Walsh has served as the head of the Department of Labor (DOL) since the beginning of the Biden
The Year Ahead in DOL Overtime and Independent Contractor Rules
New rulemaking to raise the salary level for exempt employees and an expected final DOL rule that is expected to make classifying workers as independent contractors less easy will be top-level topics in 2023. Jackson Lewis principals Jeffrey W. Brecher and Justin R. Barnes discuss the novel legal challenges likely to arise and how employers can prepare.
White House Re-Nominates Acting DOL Wage & Hour Administrator to Lead Division
On January 23, 2023, President Biden re-nominated Jessica Looman to formally become the next Director of the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL). Ms. Looman originally was nominated for the position in August 2022 and made it out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education,