Employment Law Blog

Co-Written by Outten & Golden LLP Law Clerk Daniel Kessler. Media reports indicate that employers are increasingly threatening undocumented employees with deportation consequences as a means of harassment and retaliation. But workers, whether documented or...

President Trump's pick for Labor Secretary, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. CEO, Andrew Puzder, has come under attack by workers and their advocates since his nomination was first announced in December. Rightly so. Puzder's approach to doing business and his previous...

Last Wednesday, the Department of Labor issued guidance to clarify employees' rights and employers' obligations in an increasingly fragmented workplace. The Department of Labor Administrator's Interpretation (AI) No. 2016-1 addresses Joint employment under the Fair...

The Department of Labor (DOL) is updating the rules that govern overtime for salaried workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rules will make millions more Americans eligible for overtime wages. The DOL is amending the "white collar" exemptions that...