November 18, 2024 Update. On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order finding that the DOL’s increased salary thresholds […]
U.S. Department of Labor Releases Final Independent Contractor Rule
May 5, 2025 Update. On May 1, 2025, the DOL announced in a Field Assistance Bulletin that it will “no longer apply the 2024 [Final] Rule’s analysis,” discussed […]
Getting Ready for Gameday: California’s Labor Commissioner vs. Employers
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the world turns its eyes to California this weekend for Super Bowl LX, employers doing business in California may not only think of warm weather and […]
FTC Launches New Joint Labor Task Force to Protect American Workers From Deceptive, Unfair, and Anticompetitive Labor Practices
On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a new “Joint Labor Task Force” to combat deceptive, unfair, and anticompetitive labor market practices. FTC Chairman Andrew […]
Labor Department Ends Cautionary Stance on Crypto in Retirement Plans
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration rescinded a 2022 compliance release on Wednesday that previously discouraged fiduciaries from including cryptocurrency options in 401(k) retirement plans. […]
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire Independent Labor Officials
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that President Donald Trump does not have to reinstate, for now, two independent federal labor officials he fired without cause, casting legal […]
Katrice Miller, Labor Relations Counsel, Starbucks Corporation
In April, Legal Speak spoke with a legal audience of general counsels, technologists, executives and industry professionals from multinational companies live on location at the General Counsel Midwest […]
Associate Exits at Kirkland, Labor Complaint Against Skadden Among the Latest in Backlash to Trump Deals
Scrutiny on law firm deals with the Trump administration, both from within and beyond Big Law, mounted this week, with additional associates announcing resignations at Kirkland & Ellis […]
Four-Way Partnership Heightens Scrutiny of How Mergers Affect Labor
The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice are enhancing their partnership with the Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board to help investigate potential mergers and […]