U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

Final Rulings and Opinion Letters - U.S. Department of Labor

Opinion letters may be signed by the Wage and Hour Division Administrator or a lower level official. The Wage and Hour Division maintains discretion regarding ...

Opinion Letter Search - U.S. Department of Labor

* WHD is withdrawing opinion letters FLSA 2021-4, FLSA2021-8, and FLSA 2021-9. These letters were issued prematurely because they are based on rules that have ...

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

The US Department of Labor announced today that it has issued new opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Family and Medical Leave Act ( ...

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Two Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced two opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor ...

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

The first opinion letter analyzes whether employees' attendance at voluntary training lectures, meetings or programs is compensable. The second ...

Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Opinion Letter (DOL ...

Employers, employees, and other entities can request opinion letters directly or through counsel. The WHD processes requests "as expeditiously as ...

DOL Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters - JD Supra

On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued several unrelated opinion letters dealing with non-COVID wage and hour issues.

Dear Abby: What's Your Opinion On DOL Opinion Letters? A Brief ...

... Department of Labor's opinion letters provide guidance to interpret federal wage and hour law. However, just as the Obama administration ...

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Two FLSA Wage and Hour Opinion ...

The DOL issues new FLSA opinion letters to help provide employers with guidance.

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

The US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced today that it has issued six new opinion letters.

DOL Issues New Opinion Letters on Fluctuating Workweek Hours ...

Continuing the practice it reinstituted during the current administration, on August 31, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage Hour ...

DOLOpinionLetters - Labor & Employment Report

On July 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued three new opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

DOL Issues Opinion Letters on Administrative Exemption and ...

The US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued two new opinion letters on January 8, 2021, bringing the number of “lame duck” wage and hour ...

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letters on the Retail or ...

As background, the FLSA requires covered employers to pay nonexempt employees at least the federal minimum hourly wage—“free and clear”—for all ...

Ask HRK: What are DOL “Opinion Letters” and why should ...

One way the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issues guidance is through Opinion Letters. These letters reflect ...

DOL to Reinstate Issuance of Wage-Hour Opinion Letters - Ogletree

On June 27, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will reinstate the issuance of Wage and Hour Division (WHD) opinion ...

Department of Labor Publishes New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), through its Wage and Hour Division (WHD), issued three Opinion Letters on July 1, 2019, that address compliance issues ...

U.S. Wage and Hour Division Issues Two New Opinion Letters

On November 30, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued two new Opinion Letters dealing with two rather uncommon Fair Labor ...

DOL Issues Five New Wage & Hour Opinion Letters - Workwise

On June 25th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of five new wage & hour opinion letters that address ...

DOL Wage and Hour Division Publishes First Opinion Letter Under ...

The WHD opinion letters serve as a means by which the public can develop a clearer understanding of what FMLA compliance entails. This ...