Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Labor’s independent contractor final rule went into effect Monday, after businesses scrambled last week to have it enjoined or halted through a preliminary injunction. DOL announced the final rule in January, more than…
Dive Brief: A House bill introduced Feb. 16 would prohibit the U.S. Department of Labor from moving forward with its proposed rule updating the minimum salary threshold for determining overtime eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under the bill, introduced by Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., the Secretary of Labor would be prohibited from finalizing,…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday a final rule revising its interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s classification provision to determine whether a worker may be considered an independent contractor. The final rule largely tracks…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education is being sued over its new gainful employment rule by a trade organization representing postsecondary beauty schools. The American Association of Cosmetology Schools, along with one of its members, filed…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule Dec. 14 that seeks to modernize the registered apprenticeship program. The rule intends to strengthen labor standards and worker protections as well as better promote apprenticeship pathways,…