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Labor Department Puts Governors on Notice Over Pandemic‑Era Unemployment Fraud

The move raises the prospect that the administration could shut state unemployment operations by withholding federal administrative funding.

Labor Department Rescinds 2024 Overtime Rule, Restoring 2019 Exemption Thresholds

Labor Department Proposes Unified Joint-Employer Rule

Labor Department Proposes One Federal Standard for Joint Employment

Labor Department Proposes Unified Joint-Employer Test Across Wage, Leave and Farmworker Laws

Labor Department Proposes 401(k) Safe Harbor for Crypto and Other Alternatives

Labor Department Moves to Rescind 2024 Contractor Rule, Revives Two-Factor Test

DOL Proposes Return to Core-Factor Test for Independent Contractors

DOL Moves to Rescind 2024 Contractor Rule, Revive Weighted ‘Economic Reality’ Test

DOL Issues Six Opinion Letters Clarifying Overtime, Commissions, and FMLA Leave

Trump Agencies’ Social Posts Face Scrutiny for Echoing Far-Right Memes as White House Dismisses Claims

Labor Department’s ‘One Homeland’ Message Draws Nazi Comparisons, Prompts Wider Scrutiny

Labor Department Sends UI Strike Team to Minnesota for Targeted Fraud Review

Rare Friday CPI Lands Five Days Before FOMC After Shutdown Delays Data

Labor Department Warns Immigration Crackdown Could Lift Food Prices, Proposes Lower Tiered H-2A Wages

DOL Opinion Letters Clarify Tip Pools for Oyster Shuckers and Joint-Employer Overtime in Hospitality

U.S. Jobless Claims Jump to 263,000, Highest Since 2021

Trump Order Sets 180-Day Push to Open 401(k)s to Private Funds and Other Alternatives

US Weekly Unemployment Claims Fall Unexpectedly, Continuing Claims Hit Multi-Year High

Labor Department Drops Warnings on Crypto in 401(k) Retirement Plans