Labor

The Office of Advocacy is hosting an Employee Benefits Roundtable on Thursday, November 21 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The roundtable will be held at the U.S. Small Business Administration Headquarters in Washington, D.C., 409 3rd…

By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final overtime rule, which sets the minimum salary for the exemption from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards…

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…

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…

Friday, November 16, 2018, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon U.S. Small Business Administration, Eisenhower (Concourse Level) Conference Room* We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, November…