Employment Law Commentary

October 13, 2021 - OFCCP, Announcements, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
Webinar: Untangling the Vaccine Mandate: Practical Steps for Contractors to Navigate Executive Order 14042
Please join us on October 14, 2021, as we discuss the latest developments on Biden's Executive Order 14042 in our upcoming webinar, "Untangling the Vaccine Mandate: Practical Steps for Contractors to Navigate Executive Order 14042," from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT. On September 24, 2021, the
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April 14, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL)
DOL Issues Regulations for Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By: Kwan Park and Jinny S. Hwang
On April 6, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published regulations regarding the paid leave programs previously established in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and later revised in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The DOL
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April 01, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL), Legislation
DOL Issues Newly Updated Guidance on Critical Issues for Employers Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By: Jinny S. Hwang
On March 28, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published additional guidance on nearly two dozen more “critical issues” that the DOL had not addressed in its previous guidance on the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). Our March 26,
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March 27, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Department of Labor (DOL)
DOL Releases "First Round of Published Guidance" on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Allyson D. Bach
Since we last reported on the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Fact Sheets for employees and employers and a set of Questions and Answers (“Q&As”) clarifying several issues related to the paid leave and
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March 26, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave, Department of Labor (DOL)
New York COVID-19 Paid Leave and Recent Federal Coronavirus Developments
By: Eric Akira Tate and Kwan Park
On March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo of New York signed into law a statewide quarantine leave bill related to the COVID-19 pandemic (the “New York law”). The New York law went into effect immediately on March 18 and provides paid leave, unpaid leave, and
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March 13, 2019 - Department of Labor (DOL)
What Do the DOL’s Proposed Changes to the FLSA Overtime Rules Mean for Employers?
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking , proposing to raise the minimum salary level for employees to be exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Under current FLSA regulations,
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March 06, 2018 - Department of Labor (DOL)
A Changing Landscape: Unpaid Internships Under the DOL’S New Primary Beneficiary Test
By: Maya Harel
As companies begin to think about their summer internship programs, they may want to consider the recent change in the legal landscape surrounding unpaid internships. For good reason, companies have generally been concerned about the legality of unpaid internships, given the U.S. Department of
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Topic Archives: Department of Labor (DOL)

Webinar: Untangling the Vaccine Mandate: Practical Steps for Contractors to Navigate Executive Order 14042

DOL Issues Regulations for Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By: Kwan Park and Jinny S. Hwang

DOL Issues Newly Updated Guidance on Critical Issues for Employers Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By: Jinny S. Hwang

DOL Releases "First Round of Published Guidance" on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Allyson D. Bach

New York COVID-19 Paid Leave and Recent Federal Coronavirus Developments

By: Eric Akira Tate and Kwan Park

What Do the DOL’s Proposed Changes to the FLSA Overtime Rules Mean for Employers?

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

A Changing Landscape: Unpaid Internships Under the DOL’S New Primary Beneficiary Test

By: Maya Harel