Fresno, CA In November 2025, the United Farm Workers (UFW) filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of California to block enforcement of a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would reduce the... Read more »
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued Compliance Assistance Release 2025-01, which rescinds its 2022 guidance cautioning 401(k) plan fiduciaries to use “extreme care” before adding cryptocurrencies as investment options for plan... Read more »
In the final weeks of 2023, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) received a performance review in a report from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) that... Read more »
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 had many retirement plan provisions, including the pension-linked emergency savings account (PLESA) that lets workers contribute money to an account in a defined contribution plan that... Read more »
On January 10, 2024, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) released a final rule (the “Final Rule”) addressing how workers are classified under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Among other things, the... Read more »
Alexander MacDonald says its very difficult to classify a worker as an independent contractor for one purpose, but an employee for another, because there are things you have to do with respect... Read more »
In a case that centers around the DOL’s a new independent contractor rule, Michael Lotito said if the Fifth Circuit remands the case, the business coalition that sued to block the previous... Read more »
In recognition of the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Biden Administration has released a proposal that would prohibit federal contractors from using a job applicant’s prior salary... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) recently issued a final rule (the “2024 Rule”) which reverts the independent contractor analysis back to a multifactor, totality-of-the-circumstances review that, as compared to the current rule... Read more »
Key Takeaways: The Department of Labor recently clarified a critical distinction between an employee and an independent contractor. The courts will no longer use the Trump-era rule that focused on two core... Read more »