Could the Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Education (DOE) possibly merge in the near future? President Trump thinks so and recently announced his desire to combine the two departments into a single federal agency to be called the Department of Education and the Workforce. According to a White House Statement, the new agency
Reunited and It Feels So Good—The DOL’s Opinion Letters Are Back (Part 3 of 3)
When Lump-Sum Payments to Employees are Earnings for Garnishment Purposes
Welcome to Part 3 of our series on the Department of Labor’s three new opinion letters. We previously looked at the opinion letters on FMLA intermittent breaks and travel time compensation. If you missed those posts, you can catch up here (FMLA breaks) and here
Reunited and It Feels So Good—The DOL’s Opinion Letters Are Back (Part 2 of 3)
When Traveling Employees Are Due Compensation (Or Not)
Welcome to Part 2 of our series on the Department of Labor’s three new opinion letters. Last week, we looked at the new opinion letter on FMLA intermittent breaks. If you missed that post, you can catch up here. Next up is the travel time letter