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25 Jul 2017, 1:17 pm by Tammy Binford
” Wiletsky says Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has indicated that the DOL isn’t opposed to raising the minimum salary level for the white-collar exemptions. [read post]
25 Jul 2017, 12:37 pm by Holland & Hart
However, on June 30, 2017, the DOL, under new Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, filed a reply brief in support of the appeal. [read post]
10 Jul 2017, 7:36 am by Joy Waltemath
The Trump Administration’s Labor Department, headed by Alexander Acosta, is backing off only one part of the controversial “fiduciary rule” under scrutiny in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals—a prohibition against contract clauses that would waive an investor’s right to participate in class litigation. [read post]
7 Jul 2017, 9:23 am by Mark Tabakman
  The new Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, stated during his confirmation hearing that this decision seemed to question whether the agency had the power to set a salary threshold. [read post]
6 Jul 2017, 6:07 pm by Lisa Milam-Perez
With new Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta now settled in at the helm, the Department of Labor has set about undoing much of the Obama DOL’s regulatory actions. [read post]
By many accounts, the Department’s recently-appointed Labor Secretary, Alexander Acosta, has made clear that he does not think the salary level should be at $47,476 per year, but rather set at a more reasonable level between $30,000 and $35,000 per year. [read post]
5 Jul 2017, 7:51 am by Jourdan Day
Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, stated “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]
30 Jun 2017, 10:53 am by HR Hero
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]
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta explained, and employers will likely agree, that “[r]einstating opinion letters will benefit employees and employers, as they provide a means by which both can develop a clearer understanding of the [FLSA] and other statutes. [read post]
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta explained, and employers will likely agree, that “[r]einstating opinion letters will benefit employees and employers, as they provide a means by which both can develop a clearer understanding of the [FLSA] and other statutes. [read post]
28 Jun 2017, 7:59 am by Beth Deragon
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced that the U.S. [read post]
27 Jun 2017, 2:34 pm by Ryan Duffy and John Langevin*
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]
20 Jun 2017, 7:18 am by Joy Waltemath
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, one of the administration officials charged with carrying out the steps mandated under the EO, immediately underscored his support of the presidential action, calling it Trump’s “bold step towards fulfilling his promises to grow the American economy. [read post]
16 Jun 2017, 9:19 am by Mark Tabakman
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 by Gail Cecchettini Whaley
Then, the administration changed and a new Labor Secretary, Alexander Acosta, was appointed. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 7:43 am by Sean G. Hanagan
”  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.,… [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 5:00 am by Vandenack Weaver LLC
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]