As part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s opinion letter program, the Department’s Wage and Hour Division recently issued four opinion letters aimed at bringing clarity, uniformity, and transparency to the application of federal labor standards. These four opinion letters, addressing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
Skills Training: Instructor Daniel Jean-Baptiste, center, teaches woodworking and other skills to students Brittany Jackson, left, and Jordin Smith, right, as part of the four-week Construction Ready program. Photo credit: Kevin Garrett If Georgia’s workforce was a highway system for the state’s economic development, it would be covered with orange cones. Constant tweaks to programs and initiatives crop up like...| Georgia Trend Magazine
A Prism investigation reveals that women are routinely shut out of the H-2A program, and when they are granted visas, they report being funneled into non-agricultural labor where they face sexual violence and trafficking She managed to get a temporary farmworker visa. Once in the U.S., she endured abuse and exploitation. is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-d...| Prism
Introduction A federal judge in Louisiana recently issued a final judgment that will impact the way farm worker wages are calculated...| National Agricultural Law Center
Dear Members of the Idaho DOGE Task Force, At the request of members of this Task Force, we have attached our analysis and recommendations for the committee's consideration. Each proposed reduction, consolidation, or elimination falls within the committee's stated purpose and offers realistic options for waste reduction. The Idaho DOGE Task Force is positioned to […]| Idaho Freedom
On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) must disclose federal contractor EEO-1 Reports requested by the Center for Investigative Reporting (“CIR”). The court held that the EEO-1 Reports are not protected from disclosure under the FOIA exemption for “trade secrets and commercial...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
Federal contractors and subcontractors meeting the VEVRAA eligibility threshold of having 50 or more employees and at least one federal contract totaling $150,000 or more (“Covered Contractors”) must annually file a VETS-4212 Report, which provides a breakdown of a Covered Contractor’s workforce based on protected veteran status. According to the VETS-4212 Portal, the VETS-4212 filing...| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
On July 7, 2025, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025 (the “Order”) impacting OFCCP’s enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”). Here is what you need to know about this development, based on the OFCCP’s bulletin detailing the Order (the “Bulletin”)....| Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
Interview with Michael Orellana, Director of Training Congruex LLC As you review your apprenticeship program what are opportunities and challenges you face in bringing more women into the industry? A key challenge we face is overcoming traditional perceptions that telecommunications is a male-dominated industry. However, our inclusive culture helps us demonstrate that this field is […]| TIRAP
Deb Bennett, Vice President, Apprenticeship, drives the strategic vision for WIAs Registered Apprenticeship program known as TIRAP. To date, WIA has 107 companies running Registered Apprenticeship programs. 1. What is Registered Apprenticeship? Registered Apprenticeship is a formal work-based learning program combining on-the-job training with classroom instruction, leading to industry-recognized credentials. Programs are registered with the U.S. Department of […]| TIRAP
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On April 14, the Feminist Majority Foundation signed onto a letter led by the National Partnership for Women and Families and the Democratic Women’s Caucus, which emphasized the importance of the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau. Organizations that signed the letter also asked Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer not to close the agency or reduce its […]| Feminist Majority Foundation
Camp Fire First Texas and Yolanda Willis have been recognized as Workforce Champions of the Year at the 2025 Empowering Excellence Awards.| Camp Fire First Texas
This article is the latest installment of QuickRead articles on ESOP regulations. Specifically, it focuses on the request, and status thereof, for the Department of Labor to clarify “adequate consideration” for the valuation of entities held in ESOPs.| QuickRead | News for the Financial Consulting Professional
Apprenticeship has emerged as one of the most effective and scalable solutions to America’s ongoing labor shortage.| HR Executive
For purposes of valuing an ESOP, the question of what is “adequate consideration” has vexed the author and other BV practitioners. In this article, the author shares an update on the DOL’s response to earlier inquiries. Her two previous articles published in QuickRead detailed the earlier efforts to clarify what constituted “adequate consideration” for the valuation of entities held in ESOPs. On October 25, 2024, the OMB received a proposal on the topic from the DOL intended to clar...| QuickRead | News for the Financial Consulting Professional
For the second time in seven years, a federal court in Texas has struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule aimed at expanding the scope of| Law and the Workplace
Leading Democrats on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and its Workforce Protection Subcommittee demanded answers on Tuesday from Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su regarding allegations that certain state Occupational Safety and Health Administration agencies possibly misused federal funds and gave advance notice to employers of workplace safety inspections.| Arkansas Advocate
