Bill aims to override Supreme Court decision on Chevron deference
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2024
Legislation introduced Tuesday in the Senate would override the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo to overturn the so-called Chevron doctrine, which held that...
Gender wage gap widens with age
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
“Older women workers — who comprise 47% of the labor force ages 55 and older — are plagued by a gender wage gap that is even larger than the one their younger counterparts experience,” according...
Overtime rule review completed by White House
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2024
The Department of Labor’s proposed overtime rule has moved a step closer to being finalized. The White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has completed...
Proposed overtime rule would worsen workforce, resident access issues, provider groups fear
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2023
A Labor Department-proposed rule that would make approximately 3.6 million more salaried workers and so-called highly compensated employees eligible for overtime pay is “ill-timed” and would worsen...
Labor Department announces new overtime pay threshold
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 30, 2023
The US Department of Labor today proposed a new threshold for overtime pay eligibility.
Labor Department announces $200 million in grants for apprenticeships in nursing, hospitality, other...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2024
The US Department of Labor has announced the availability of almost $200 million in grants to support public-private partnerships that “expand, diversify and strengthen” registered apprenticeships...
Labor Department issues independent contractor final rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2024
The Department of Labor this morning issued a final rule that will change how senior living companies and other employers determine who is an employee and who is an independent contractor.
Proposed OSHA rule would double time for employees to report suspected employer criminal antitrust...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 17, 2023
An interim final rule published by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, if finalized as currently written, would give employees twice as much time as they have now to report suspected criminal...
US unemployment claims drop to 10-week low after a state adjusts for fraud
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2023
The number of national unemployment claims reported earlier this month was significantly lower than originally reported by the Department of Labor following a fraud investigation by the Massachusetts Department...
Retired women more likely to live in poverty than retired men: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2023
Generally speaking, women are more likely to live in poverty in retirement than are men, according to an issue brief released this month from the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor. Additionally,...