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On July 26, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule with changes to the H-2A or the agricultural guest worker program. DOL is changing the Adverse Effect Wage Rate and Prevailing Wage Methodologies utilized for…

On June 25, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule to create an apprenticeship program run by private-sector partners recognized by the agency. The agency would designate “standards recognition entities” or SREs from…

By Daniel Brown, Regulatory Economist Parked outside the Mobile Chamber of Commerce where the Office of Advocacy hosted a roundtable on the DOL’s Overtime Rule, there was a van for the local Fox 10 News. At first glance, it may have…

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule, which proposes to revise and update the regulations issued under…

On March 22, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule which increases the minimum salary for the “white collar” overtime exemption from $23,660 annually to $35,308 annually. To be exempt from overtime pay, workers making at least…

The U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy will be hosting roundtables to discuss DOL’s new Overtime Regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which increases the minimum salary for the “white collar” overtime…

By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel The Department of Labor’s overtime regulations are back!  In September, the Department of Labor (DOL) held five public listening sessions on its overtime regulations in Atlanta, Seattle, Kansas…

SBA Advocacy Roundtable on Department of Labor’s Request for Information (RFI) on Overtime Regulations Friday, September 8th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (EST) U.S. Small Business Administration 409 Third Street SW Washington, DC…