McNees Summer Associate Wyatt Beddow contributed to this blog post.
On May 28th, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued several new Opinion Letters, addressing questions about regular rate calculations, overtime exemptions, and determining hours worked. If the details of wage and hour law aren’t your idea of light summer…
On February 26, 2026, the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division issued a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,” revealing its intention to revoke the Biden-era definition of “independent contractor” and reinstate a 2021 rule, with a few modifications.
The Proposed Rule would modify the current standard used for identifying which workers are covered as “employees”…
With 2025 winding down and the holiday season upon us, many organizations are planning to celebrate another year in the books, boost employee morale, and foster workplace camaraderie. While holiday parties may feel like a break from work, it’s important to remember that company policies, including those against harassment and discrimination, still apply during these…
With the passage of President Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill, all the chatter about eliminating tax on tips and overtime wages has become something of a reality. However, the details of how the elimination of these taxes will work, and what obligations this may impose on employers, are worth a closer look.
What do…
On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule issued in April 2024 that increased the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions. Judge Sean D. Jordan found that the DOL lacked the statutory authority under the FLSA to…
In April, we wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s new regulations set to take effect on July 1, 2024. These new regulations significantly increase the minimum salary required for employers to meet the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions.
A number of legal challenges were filed seeking to block the new regulations…
On June 24, 2024, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction to block parts of the Department of Labor’s recent regulations updating Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements on federally funded construction projects. The preliminary injunction prevents the DOL from enforcing three provisions of the updated regulations while the litigation proceeds.
Although the preliminary injunction…
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its Final Rule sharply increasing the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions. These changes, if they ultimately take effect, will affect the overtime exemption eligibility for millions of currently exempt employees nationwide.
Background and History
The FLSA’s white-collar exemptions…
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a long-awaited Final Rule that addresses when a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”). Under its new Rule, independent contractors are characterized as those workers who, as a matter of economic reality, are not…
We wrote in August about major updates to the Davis-Bacon regulations issued by the Department of Labor. The Final Rule updating those regulations became effective on October 23, 2023. In the time since, contractors have been working to ensure compliance with the new requirements, including, among other things, seeking approval from the DOL before taking…
