Last week, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez testified during a hearing held by the House Education and Workforce Committee to discuss President Obama’s budget proposal for the Department of Labor. Secretary Perez’s testimony touched a wide range of topics, most notably the oft-delayed FLSA regulations rewrite we have discussed in recent months. The DOL Secretary also echoed President Obama’s call for an increase in the federal minimum wage, despite the action of 17 states to enact increases in the past few years.
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