I like how the USDOL is moving along with proposals and plans that assist employers in running their businesses, compensating their employees fairly, and, importantly, not running afoul of the
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Proposed Rulemaking
Federal Contractors Paid Sick Leave Rule Proposed: A Sign Of A Trend?
The USDOL has announced a proposed rule for implementing the President’s Executive Order, which would require federal government contractors to offer employees up to seven days of paid sick leave. …
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USDOL Proposes New Independent Contractor Regulations: Another Bright Line
I have defended and litigated dozens of independent contractor cases and have found these matters to be intensely fact sensitive and tilted, in large part, towards a finding of employee…
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Happy New Year! (Maybe): USDOL To Revise White Collar Exemptions
I have posted before on the USDOL’s initiative to revise (think: narrow) the FLSA white collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This initiative will be at the…
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