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26 Oct 2023, 9:07 am
Looman’s nomination, the International Franchise Association (“IFA”) released a statement “congratulat[ing] Jessica Looman on her nomination to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor,” and noting “[i]n recent weeks, our members have had productive conversations with Acting Administrator Looman about the essential role that franchising plays in our economy and why it… [read post]
30 Nov 2022, 4:44 am
Looman’s advancement may bring with it in due course proposed regulations amending the salary threshold and possibly other changes to the regulations defining exempt executive, administrative, and professions employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). [read post]
11 Nov 2023, 6:59 am
On October 25, 2023, Jessica Looman was confirmed to this post, by a small margin of the Senate, 51-46. [read post]
10 Feb 2021, 12:24 pm
However, in the WHD’s press release, Principal Deputy Administrator Jessica Looman indicated that the program had not achieved the desired effect, stating that the PAID “program deprived workers of their rights and put employers that play by the rules at a disadvantage. [read post]
8 May 2021, 3:40 pm
Jessica Looman, principal deputy administrator for the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division wrote that, while some argue that classification as an independent contractor gives workers more flexibility, the truth is that “low wages, unpredictable schedules and a lack of job security is not flexibility. [read post]
20 Apr 2023, 9:08 am
DOL Solicitor Seema Nanda, DOL Wage and Hour Division Principal Deputy Jessica Looman, DOL Occupational Safety and Health Administration Assistant Secretary Doug Parker, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, and U.S. [read post]
11 Oct 2022, 12:09 pm
“What we anticipate is that this will really help provide guidance to both avoid and prevent misclassification,” Jessica Looman said during a press call. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 12:19 pm
Jessica Looman has not appeared hindered by her “Acting” title, but lacking the political heft of Senate confirmation at the top of the organizational chart tends to limit what a government agency can accomplish. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 12:19 pm
Jessica Looman has not appeared hindered by her “Acting” title, but lacking the political heft of Senate confirmation at the top of the organizational chart tends to limit what a government agency can accomplish. [read post]
13 Mar 2021, 1:38 am
Rescinding these rules would strengthen protections for workers, including the essential front-line workers who have done so much during these challenging times,” said Wage and Hour Division Principal Deputy Administrator Jessica Looman. [read post]
11 Oct 2022, 12:12 pm
In a July blog post, we drew attention to what we regarded as a meaningful comment by Jessica Looman, the Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division in the Labor Department, who has been nominated by President Biden to be the Wage and Hour Administrator. [read post]
11 Oct 2023, 9:05 pm
“As we made clear earlier this year, the Department of Labor and the Biden-Harris administration are committed to combating the troubling increase in child labor violations,” said Principal Deputy Wage and Hour Administrator Jessica Looman. [read post]
5 Jul 2022, 11:40 am
Labor Department has been playing musical chairs in its approach to classifying workers as independent contractors or employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act since the middle of the Obama Administration. [read post]
22 Feb 2024, 9:05 pm
” said Wage and Hour Division Administrator Jessica Looman. [read post]
11 Sep 2023, 2:20 pm
Indeed, responding to a request from Iowa State Senator Nate Boulton, Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda and Principal WHD Deputy Administrator Jessica Looman recently wrote “provisions of Iowa’s child labor law . . . appear to be inconsistent with federal child labor law,” and “employers covered by the FLSA who only follow a less restrictive Iowa law will be in violation of federal law. [read post]
19 Feb 2023, 9:05 pm
“The child labor violations, in this case, were systemic and reached across eight states, and clearly indicate a corporate-wide failure by Packers Sanitation Services at all levels,” explained Principal Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Jessica Looman. [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 9:05 pm
“Exclusive Poultry and owner Tony Bran willfully withheld workers’ hard-earned wages, endangered young workers, and retaliated against employees to conceal their wrongdoing,” explained Wage and Hour Administrator Jessica Looman. [read post]
17 Nov 2021, 1:07 pm
The webinar was moderated by EEOC Regional Director Robert Canino and involved over 90 minutes of detailed remarks from Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows and Acting DOL Wage and Hour Division Director Jessica Looman. [read post]
6 Feb 2023, 12:20 pm
Principal Deputy Wage and Hour Administrator Jessica Looman remarked: “Parts Authority, Diligent Delivery Systems and [the owner] misclassified nearly 1,400 delivery drivers as independent contractors, denying them of their rights to minimum wage, overtime pay and other benefits and protections [under the FLSA]. [read post]
2 May 2024, 9:05 pm
Jessica Looman, the administrator for the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor, explained that this rule “provides more economic security to the millions of people working long hours without overtime pay. [read post]
