Insight on Labor & Employment Developments for Connecticut Businesses
Last month, I discussed the topic of furloughs, which have become an attractive option to employers in lieu of layoffs.
Recently, the United States Department of Labor issued a "fact sheet" that provided additional guidance for employers to some frequently asked questions on the topic.
As the Employer Law Report said, "While the fact sheet…
Buried deep, deep, deep in Monday’s Federal Register was a quiet announcement that the U.S. Department of Labor was proposing some new wage/hour regulations interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (download here). In the "summary" section, the DOL states that the new regulations are needed because the regulations, in some cases, are…
