Articles Tagged with ''Department of Labor''

The Department of Labor states the rule was in tension with the FLSA’s text and purpose, as well as relevant judicial precedent.

Trent Cotney, CEO of Cotney Attorneys & Consultants, talks about the impact the Biden administration’s Department of Labor nomination will have on contractors.

Parker currently serves as chief of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), a position he has held since 2019.

An investigation found the roofing contractor failed to regularly pay workers required overtime, including counting travel time between job sites.

Recent actions taken by the Department of Labor will relaunch the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship and eliminate redundant apprenticeship programs.

The PAID program enabled employers to avoid accountability and deprived workers of their rights from taking action on FLSA violations, according to the Department of Labor.

New OSHA guidance seeks to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

The rules includes clarifications on the "economic reality" test, two "core factors" and other factors needed to determine if workers are employees or independent contractors.

Though the proposed rule change was made with large, multinational companies in mind, the impact will be wide and sweeping.

The Department of Labor's newly proposed distinction between employee and independent contractor will cause complications for roofing contractors that rely on subcontractor labor.