The Trump Administration has issued its regulatory agenda, which is a semi-annual statement of the short- and long-term policy plans of government agencies. The DOL is at the forefront of
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta
Obama-Proposed DOL Overtime Rule Invalidated: Back to Square One
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Well, it finally happened. A Texas federal judge struck down the Obama Administration’s proposed changes to the FLSA overtime regulations, which would have made millions of more people eligible for…
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USDOL Information Request Indicates the Direction It Wants the New OT Exemption Rules To Go
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I have blogged often on these new OT regulations and now it seems the game is continuing, with opposition (not unexpected) from the current administration. The USDOL has released its…
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Where Is The New OT Rule? Somewhere…
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The attorneys for the USDOL advised the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the agency does intend to revise the currently pending changes to the overtime regulations. The lawyers…
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Is There, Or Will There Be, Erratic Enforcement of the FLSA Under Trump?
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The President has not yet nominated an Administrator for the DOL Wage and Hour Division and the new Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, has not named a political adviser to…
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Under Acosta, Maybe DOL Opinion Letters Will Make A Comeback: I Hope So!
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I am a big believer in the importance of USDOL Opinion Letters because they show the thinking of the agency and how it interprets various provisions of the Fair Labor…
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