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21 Mar 2018, 8:07 am
Speaking to the House of Representatives subcommittee on labor spending on March 6, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta clarified the DOL’s position on tip-skimming. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 7:01 am
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta discussed the PAID program pilot on March 6 at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the Labor Department’s FY 2019 budget hearing. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 1:12 pm
This restoration of opinion letters comes as little surprise, as Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta first announced that the DOL would return to the policy of issuing opinion letters in June 2017. [read post]
9 Nov 2017, 11:24 am
Alexander Acosta, both filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas. [read post]
20 Sep 2017, 9:31 am
It is no secret that President Trump’s newly appointed Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, believes that an increase to the current salary level (albeit a more modest one than the increase proposed by the Obama-era DOL) is warranted in light of the increase in inflation and the cost of living since the salary level was last adjusted in 2004. [read post]
11 Sep 2017, 1:18 pm
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta said during his confirmation hearing that the policy was due for an update even though he believed the Obama administration’s specific increase was too high. [read post]
11 Sep 2017, 5:55 am
” Current Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta stated during his confirmation hearing that he believes the salary threshold figure should be “somewhere around $33,000. [read post]
11 Sep 2017, 5:55 am
” Current Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta stated during his confirmation hearing that he believes the salary threshold figure should be “somewhere around $33,000. [read post]
8 Sep 2017, 8:58 am
In addition, the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, on June 12, 2017, expressing its opposition to the proposal stating in part: “We fear that by eliminating the OFCCP, the focus of audits will become full blown EEOC lawsuits. [read post]
1 Sep 2017, 2:14 pm
Many believe, based on comments from Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, that the Trump DOL is likely to set a minimum salary level in the $650-$700/week range, which would be roughly between $34,000 and $36,000, annualized. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 7:43 am
The Institute for Workplace Equality, a non-profit employer group, asked Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta whether the VETS-4212 deadlines could be changed to coincide with the new EEO-1 deadlines. [read post]
10 Jul 2017, 7:36 am
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]
6 Jul 2017, 6:07 pm
Senate HELP Committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) promised the committee would move promptly on the nominations. [read post]
6 Jul 2017, 5:52 am
Alexander Acosta as the Secretary of Labor. [read post]
5 Jul 2017, 7:51 am
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]
29 Jun 2017, 12:16 pm
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]
29 Jun 2017, 12:16 pm
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]
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]
20 Jun 2017, 7:18 am
” Senate labor committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) quickly applauded the presidential action, which he noted, will expand and increase funding for DOL apprenticeship programs. [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.,… [read post]
