The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has pushed back publication of its overtime rule proposal from May to August.
Labor Department to issue new rule on misclassification of employees as independent contractors
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2022
The Department of Labor is seeking feedback before it issues a new rule to clarify whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Business briefs, Jan. 8
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 08, 2024
More inventory, investment needed to meet coming demand for senior living … Number of nursing home residents drops 12% despite increasing needs: KFF … OIRA codifies Labor Department interpretations...
$28.6M+ recovered in first year of DOL investigations of senior living and care industry
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2022
A Department of Labor initiative launched a year ago as of Wednesday has recovered more than $28.6 million in back wages and damages as well as assessments of $1.3 million in civil monetary penalties from...
Employee Rights Act of 2022 meant to give workers, business owners ‘stability and flexibility’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
An updated version of the existing Employee Rights Act is meant to protect independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs and anyone seeking flexible work options.
Worker classification rule ‘problematic’ for healthcare employers as written, coalition says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2023
A coalition of 17 healthcare organizations is urging the US Department of Labor to exempt skilled nursing and other healthcare providers from a proposal that would more strictly limit how employers classify...