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Opportunity AheadAuthored by Alex Passantino

During his Wednesday hearing before a House Appropriations Subcommittee, in which he addressed the Trump Administration’s proposed budget for DOL, Secretary Alexander Acosta informed the committee that the Department planned to issue a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the currently enjoined overtime rules. The anticipated timetable is 2-3 weeks, but it is unclear whether that represents…
Continue Reading DOL Expected to Issue Request for Information on OT Rules

Authored by Alex Passantino

In the Department of Labor’s regulatory agenda for Spring 2015, the Wage & Hour Division announced a request for information (RFI) regarding “the use of technology, including portable electronic devices, by employees away from the workplace and outside of scheduled work hours outside of scheduled work outside of scheduled work hours.”  No formal rulemaking has been…
Continue Reading Wage and Hour Division Seeks Information on Smartphones’ Impact on Hours Worked

Authored by Alex Passantino

Last Friday, the Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division (WHD) submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) its Final Rule to implement a $10.10 minimum wage for federal contractor employees pursuant to Executive Order 13658.  The Final Rule will address comments made by the…
Continue Reading The $10.10 Minimum Wage for Employees Servicing and Supporting Federal Contracts Moves a Little Further on Down the Road: DOL Sends Final Rule to OMB for Review