The Fence Post

Farm labor wage changes coming to H-2A

The Department of Labor’s new interim final rule (IFR) for H-2A guestworker Adverse Effect Wage Rates makes significant ...

Labor Department Brings Back 250 More Employees in Shutdown (1)

The Department of Labor is recalling 255 furloughed workers to staff more services as the government shutdown nears its second month.
Mother Jones

Companies Can Pay Disabled People Below Minimum Wage. The Department of Labor Wants to Change That.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Tuesday, the Department of Labor filed a proposed rule that could end the ...
JD Supra

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division Proposes Rule to Phase Out Subminimum Wage Certificates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

On Dec. 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to phase out the issuance of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Section 14(c) ...
JD Supra

Labor Department Seeks to End Lower Minimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities: 6 Things Employers Need to Know

The federal government wants to phase out the lower minimum wage that employers can pay to certain workers with disabilities, according to a proposal that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) just ...