Since last spring, we have been following developments in the oft-delayed Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations rewrite by the Department of Labor (DOL). Yesterday, we received word that the DOL has completed a draft of the new regulations and sent them to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
DOL Sets February 2015 Deadline for New FLSA “White Collar” Overtime Exemption Regulations
UPDATE (5/27/2015): The DOL sent draft FLSA regulations to the Office of Management and Budget on May 5, 2015 for approval prior to their public release. For the most current updates on the status and content of these new regulations, please see our series of posts on this topic.
Late last month, the Department
Department of Labor Sends Final $10.10 Minimum Wage Rule to OMB for Approval
Back in February, we told you about President Obama’s Executive Order 13658 increasing the minimum wage for federal contractor employees. Late last week, the Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division (WHD) submitted its Final Rule implementing EO 13658 to the White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).