The Department of Labor (DOL) has released the final version of the Overtime Exemption Rule, which will force clubs to pay overtime to any employee making less than $47,476 per year. The final rule will take effect on Dec. 1, 2016. Under the current law,
DOL Releases Persuader Rule Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the final version of its “Persuader Rule.” This rule requires both employers and attorneys (or other advisors) hired during a union organizing campaign to file new disclosure reports with DOL. It will be
On Friday, December 18, President Obama signed the omnibus spending bill, granting clubs several key victories on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the H-2B Visa Program. These changes include: Two-year suspension of the “Cadillac tax.” The omnibus bill pushes the tax’s implementation date from 2018
A decision by the Sixth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has put the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Waters of the United States Rule (WOTUS Rule) on hold for all 50 states, giving clubs a much needed respite from the rule’s impact. In a
On August 28, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS Rule) is scheduled to take full effect. As you are well aware, this rule alters the definition of protected water under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Under WOTUS, private clubs across
DOL Issues New Guidance on Employee/Independent Contractor Classification For some time, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has been working on establishing better guidance for the classification of workers as either employees or independent contractors (ICs). On July 15, DOL issued its
In March of 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) was directed by the President to review the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its overtime regulations. On June 29, DOL completed that review and has proposed changes to those rules. As expected, these changes could
On May 27, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final version of the Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS Rule). This rule alters the definition of protected water under the Clean Water Act (CWA). It is scheduled to take full effect on August 27,
On Monday evening, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the much-awaited final regulations for the health care law’s Employer Mandate. In a surprise move, those final regulations provided a further delay in the implementation of the Employer Mandate for an
On March 21, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated the way the Department of Labor (DOL) determines prevailing wages for H-2B workers. In the order, the judge required DOL to come up with a new process within 30 days.