The DOL's methodology and minimum salary threshold set forth in its proposed revisions to the FLSA's "white collar" exemptions are "unprecedented in the FLSA’s 77-year history," explained Littler's Tammy McCutchen during a House Subcommittee hearing.
In a move that is expected to have far-reaching consequences for employers, the U.S. Department of Labor issued new guidance on the classification of independent contractors as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
On July 6, 2015, the proposed rule issued by the Department of Labor to revise the “white collar” overtime exemptions was published in the Federal Register, triggering the start of the 60-day comment period.
In a conference call held on Wednesday morning, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and Wage and Hour Administrator David Weil fielded questions about the recently released proposal to revise the FLSA overtime regulations for white collar employees.
On June 30, 2015, President Obama and Secretary of Labor Perez released a 295-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), seeking public comments on proposed changes to the "white collar" overtime exemption regulations.
Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees advanced spending measures that include riders prohibiting funding for a variety of the administration's regulatory initiatives.
The day after the House Appropriations Committee released a draft bill that would significantly limit certain federal agency rules and initiatives, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a markup session of the measure.
A draft House appropriations bill to fund various federal agencies, including the Department of Labor, for Fiscal Year 2016 includes several provisions that would effectively halt a number of controversial regulatory efforts.
Panelists and lawmakers at a House Subcommittee hearing expressed concern about the pending regulatory changes to the FLSA, and criticized DOL enforcement tactics.
