Wage and Hour Law
DOL Investigating Employers with Unpaid Internship Programs
“With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading federal and state regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor. Convinced that many unpaid internships violate minimum wage laws, officials in Oregon, California and other states have begun investigations and [...]
DOL: Mortgage Loan Officers do not Qualify for Administrative Exemption
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor has recently reversed a prior opinion and has concluded that most mortgage loan officers will not qualify for the administrative exemption to the overtime provisions of federal law. In Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2010-1, the DOL focused on the “production versus administrative” dichotomy in determining that mortgage loan officers [...]
Independent Contractor Misclassification a Priority for Obama
The Obama Administration has made clear in its proposed budget for the fiscal year 2011 that it will be targeting the misclassification of independent contractors. As part of the 2011 Budget, the Departments of Labor and Treasury are pursuing a joint proposal that eliminates incentives in law for employers to misclassify their employees; enhances the [...]
U.S. Department of Labor Seeks Budget Increase
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today, through a national online discussion with stakeholder groups, the general public and the news media, outlined the president’s fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget request for the U.S. Department of Labor, which is built around the vision of “good jobs for everyone.” The budget launches innovative ways to prepare [...]
DOL Hires 250 More Investigators
The U.S. Department of Labor just announced it’s hiring 250 investigators to look into wage-and-hour violations by employers across the country. View the article here: 250 More Investigators for DOL.
