Acosta withdraws informal guidance on independent contractors and joint employers — FEDERAL NEWS On June 7, in a move not entirely unexpected, new Labor Secretary Andrew Acosta announced that the DOL’s 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment and independent contractors has been withdrawn. The removal of the administrator interpretations (which were not specifically named by formal title but easily identifiable to DOL watchers) does not change the legal responsibil

This year, daylight-saving time begins on Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 a.m., when clocks will be set forward one hour. Shift workers who are on duty at that time will likely work one hour less, and paying them for a full shift may raise questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An employer, as a matter of policy, may decide to pay for the normal number of hours for that shift. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the employer is not required to include the additional ho