The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued three new Opinion Letters last week. The first Opinion Letter, FLSA2019-1, addresses minimum wage and overtime for residential janitors. In...
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2019 Utah Legislative Session Highlights
The 2019 Utah Legislative Session ended on March 14, 2019. Although the session was dominated by discussions about tax modernization in Utah (which ultimately failed...
Report: Workplace Safety Losing Ground
The National Employment Law Project (NELP), a think-tank and lobbying group, released findings last week suggesting that workplace fatality investigations reached decade-high levels during the...
OFCCP Announces Change in Audit Notification Procedure
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that it will post its next Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), notifying federal contractors they...
Paid Family and Medical Leave
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a federal law that provides unpaid, job-protected leave for eligible employees working for covered employers. FMLA...
FAMLI Bill Hearing Set for Wednesday
Colorado’s FAMLI (family and medical leave insurance) bill, SB19-188, is scheduled for hearing on March 13 at the State Capitol. The bill would create the family...
Federal Bills to Increase Minimum Wage and Combat Pay Bias Make Their Way through Congress
Making the news lately are two federal bills to increase minimum wage and combat pay bias currently being debated by Congress. The House of Representatives will...
Why Do Employees Leave?
You can look at virtually any labor statistic you like these days, but most of them bear out one important point: unemployment is the lowest...
Labor Department Issues Details of Overtime Rule in Advance of Official Publication
Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released information on the long-awaited rule to make more workers eligible for overtime pay. The rule is...
9th Circuit Salary History Ruling Vacated
On February 25, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court caused a stir when it vacated and remanded a decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...