Tag: DOL
From the Experts: Preventing Wage-Hour Lawsuits, Part 2; Audit and Post-Audit Strategies
Overtime Exemptions: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FLSA Exemption for Home Health Aides
Stricter Child Labor Laws Proposed
The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed big changes to the child labor regulations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL’s proposed rules would expand the list of jobs considered to be “particularly hazardous”—and off-limits—for 16- and 17-year-olds (and younger workers) to include working at poultry slaughtering plants, riding as passengers on forklifts, […]
DOL Proposes First Major Changes to Youth Labor Regulations in Three Decades
Youth Workers: Stricter Child Labor Rules May Be on the Way
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it intends to make big changes to child labor provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL has released a proposal that would strengthen existing youth employment regulations to protect against workplace hazards and expand certain youth workplace opportunities that have been judged safe and […]