This morning, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would amend the Fair Labor Standard Act by extending overtime protections to salaried workers earning less than $1,059 per week, about $55,000 per year. The current income threshold
This morning, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would revise existing regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as a representative accompanying an OSHA compliance officer during a physical workplace inspection (also referred to as a “walkaround
On Monday, the EPA announced that it has released a draft Herbicide Strategy for public comment. The draft strategy seeks to expedite how the EPA addresses herbicide runoff that may affect endangered species—with a particular focus on spray drift and runoff. Public comments are open for 60
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) received a proposal Wednesday from the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to expand overtime protections to workers. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, workers are exempt from overtime pay if they
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Sackett v. EPA. The decision was unanimous in determining the Sackett’s land should not have been covered under WOTUS, although the justices disagreed on exactly why. A 5-justice majority stated that, “Under these two background
Court rules in favor of private club bylaws amendments; National Club Association filed brief and presented arguments on behalf of club. The Florida Sixth District Court of Appeals ruled on Friday in favor of Fiddlesticks Country Club, Ft. Myers, Fla., in a case focusing on
Yesterday, a federal judge in North Dakota temporarily enjoined the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from remaining in effect in 24 states. This latest decision comes after a judge in Texas prevented the rule from going into effect in Texas and
The Department of Labor released its monthly jobs report this morning and announced that 517,000 jobs were filled in the month of January. Hospitality and Leisure led with 128,000 jobs. You can see the release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics here. Leisure and hospitality
This morning, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. NCA will be analyzing the final rule and providing additional information to members in the coming days. You can see the EPA announcement here. The EPA based the final
The Senate and House are in the final stages of passing an omnibus appropriations bill, which is likely to be the final piece of legislation this year and the 117th Congress. In the thousands of pages is a bipartisan agreement to build upon the retirement