On September 18, 2018, the Ninth Circuit held that the DOL guidance on tip credits is entitled to deference, meaning that the 20% Rule is alive and well, at least in the Ninth Circuit.
Hurricane Florence shows no sign of relenting as it barrels toward Virginia and the Carolinas. When the storm passes, employers may face a myriad of employment law issues.
On September 5, 2018, the Michigan Legislature adopted as law a proposed ballot measure that will require employers to provide their employees paid leave that can be used for “sick” and “safe” time purposes.
Almost two years into the new presidential administration, and with highly consequential and hotly debated mid-term elections around the corner, Littler’s Workforce Policy Institute’s Labor Day Report examines the state of the American workforce.
The September 4, 2018 edition of the Federal Register will include the updated minimum wage rates that must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658.
Although the U.S. Department of Labor may steal the show in terms of August developments involving the minimum wage, tips, and overtime, states are by no means singing backup.
The DOL has issued six new opinion letters addressing various matters under the federal FLSA and FMLA, and announced the formation of an Office of Compliance Initiatives to strengthen employer compliance assistance.
On August 24, 2018, the OFCCP rescinded Directive 307 and its Obama-era procedures for reviewing contractor compensation systems and practices, and replaced it with a new directive.
