Since the beginning of 2026, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a slew of opinion letters. In this space, we often comment and provide guidance on those letters. With that said, it is important to remember that DOL Opinion Letters are not binding federal law.
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued four new opinion letters addressing various issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Two of those letters, FSLA 2026-5 and FLSA 2026-7, came to conclusions particularly relevant to most employers.
As the school year draws to a close and some employers turn to workers under the age of eighteen (18) to fill various open roles for the summer and beyond, we note a couple of recent changes by Indiana lawmakers concerning the employment of minors.
Title IX is a statute that many people associate with protections for the students of educational institutions and other recipients of federal funds. Since the aim of the statute is to end and prevent discrimination on the basis of sex, Title IX also protects employees of educational institutions as well. Does this mean that employees of entities ...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) provides, among many new legislative changes, a new tax deduction for employees who work overtime hours. In 2025, employees were eligible to deduct up to $12,500 in qualified overtime premiums from their taxable income. This includes overtime required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) but does not include ...
The New York Times Company (the “Times”) found itself at the center of its own breaking news story earlier this month. On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) filed suit in the Southern District of New York alleging that the Times engaged in “unlawful employment practices on the basis of race and/or ...
Picture this: as a manager, you are friends with a few employees from work on Facebook. You are scrolling through your page one night when you see an employee’s post criticizing you and other members of management. The post calls you a jerk (or insert word of your choosing) and states you are profiting from mandatory overtime instead of protecting ...
Has your company recently received a Notice of Right to Sue (NRTS) from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) without ever having received a Charge of Discrimination? If so, you are not alone.
Within 10 days after an employee files a Charge with the EEOC, the EEOC normally sends the Charge to the employer prior to issuing a NRTS. The copy ...
On April 15, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) targeted the widespread use of noncompete agreements by Rollins, Inc., the parent company of pest-control brands including Orkin, HomeTeam, and Critter Control. In a proposed consent order, the FTC required Rollins to stop enforcing non-compete restrictions for more than 18,000 employees ...
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is no longer theoretical in employment decisions—it is actively shaping the hiring process in 2026. Recent estimates suggest that 99% of Fortune 500 companies now use AI to filter job applicants and roughly 40% of companies expect to use AI to conduct screening interviews of job candidates. That level of ...