Labor & Employment Law Update

Recently, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued four opinion letters interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). As a general rule, the FLSA requires covered employers to pay at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and to compensate non-exempt employees at one and one-half times their regular […]

On March 26, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed a sweeping new Executive Order (“EO”) entitled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” The EO represents the next step in the Trump Administration’s efforts to curtail unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) practices, in part by inserting requirements directly into federal […]

On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would revise how joint employer status is determined under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and extend that same analysis to the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) […]

On February 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would overhaul the federal test used to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This proposal extends the same test to the Family […]

On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that the 2026 H-1B cap registration period opens at noon ET on March 4th and ends at noon ET on March 19th. It is only during this period of time that registrations for the H-1B lottery can be […]