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30 Jun 2017, 12:46 pm
Because of the substantive and procedural complexities facing the Department of Labor (and its newly seated Secretary, Alex Acosta), we would not have been surprised to see another request for more time to file this reply—though given the number of prior extensions, there was reason to wonder whether the Fifth Circuit would grant such a request. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 10:53 am
Department of Labor (DOL), headed by new Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, has decided not to defend the overtime rules finalized under the Obama administration. [read post]
29 Jun 2017, 12:16 pm
” Secretary Acosta further stated that the DOL “is committed to helping employers and employees clearly understand their labor responsibilities so employers can concentrate on doing what they do best: growing their businesses and creating jobs. [read post]
29 Jun 2017, 12:16 pm
” Secretary Acosta further stated that the DOL “is committed to helping employers and employees clearly understand their labor responsibilities so employers can concentrate on doing what they do best: growing their businesses and creating jobs. [read post]
28 Jun 2017, 7:59 am
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced that the U.S. [read post]
28 Jun 2017, 3:30 am
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced today. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 2:34 pm
Under the leadership of new Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, the DOL now appears poised to reverse the Obama administration’s position on the “persuader rule. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 11:55 am
In announcing the agency’s decision, Secretary Acosta put it plain and simple: Reinstating opinion letters will benefit employees and employers as they provide a means by which both can develop a clearer understanding of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other statutes . . . [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 11:55 am
In announcing the agency’s decision, Secretary Acosta put it plain and simple: Reinstating opinion letters will benefit employees and employers as they provide a means by which both can develop a clearer understanding of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other statutes . . . [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 11:16 am
Authored by Alex Passantino In the second bit of wage hour news today, and in advance of Secretary Acosta’s hearing before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, the Department of Labor announced the return of opinion letters. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 7:48 am
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced today. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 7:18 am
“There are six million job openings in the United States,” Acosta said in a statement. [read post]
18 Jun 2017, 9:11 am
”CNN’s Jim Acosta: “Just because of the attack of fake news and attacking our network, I just want to ask you, sir …President Trump: “I’m changing it from ‘fake news,’ though. [read post]
16 Jun 2017, 9:19 am
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 work with the Wage and Hour Division’s careerists. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 10:50 am
Acosta stated that the DOL has plans to look at the overtime rule. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 7:43 am
” While this typically means undercutting U.S. wages by hiring foreign workers at lower pay rates for the same work, details from Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta on the DOL side of H-1Bs show that, beyond vigorous enforcement of laws related to the program, employers can expect: More criminal referrals for fraud (e.g., petitioning for the individual to work in one job, then employing the person in a different role); More civil investigations by Wage and Hour (e.g., regarding… [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 5:00 am
By James Pieper On June 7, 2017, new Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta withdrew guidance provided under the prior administration by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that had staked out a broader interpretation of when “joint employment” exists pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 8:39 am
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta told a House Appropriations subcommittee on June 7 that the Department of Labor (DOL) expects to submit a request for information comment on the controversial updated overtime rule. [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 6:02 am
The Secretary of Labor, John Acosta, announced recently that no further delays will apply to the Department of Labor’s new Fiduciary Rule on investment advice conflicts of interest and related prohibited transaction exemptions. [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 10:31 am
New Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta announced that the DOL was withdrawing two letters: (1) a 2015 letter that encouraged scrutiny of employer-independent contractor relationship pursuant to the “economic realities test;” and (2) a separate 2016 letter that interpreted joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) with a separate entity as occurring, so long as both employers exercised “indirect” control over the worker. [read post]
