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U.S. Department of Labor | | June 26, 2020 |
| Secretary Scalia in Dallas Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Dallas this week, where he discussed safely reopening in a roundtable with the regional Chamber of Commerce and toured an American Leather factory that has been producing face masks during the pandemic. |
| Investment Duties Proposal A proposed rule would update the Departments investment duties regulation to provide clear regulatory guideposts for plan fiduciaries in light of recent trends involving environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. Read Secretary Scalias opinion editorial on this topic. |
| Making Government More Effective Deputy Secretary Patrick Pizzella wrote an opinion piece this week that described recent operational reforms at the Department. |
| Coronavirus Leave Tool The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new online tool to help workers determine if they qualify for paid sick leave due to the coronavirus. |
| Opinion Letters The Department issued five new opinion letters addressing compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act. |
| COVID-19 UPDATES AND RESOURCES |
|  | Coronavirus Family Leave New guidance clarifies issues related to the pandemics effects on workplace leave, as related to school and camp closures. |
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|  | VETS Apprenticeship Pilot A new Apprenticeship Pilot will connect transitioning service members and their spouses with apprenticeship opportunities before separating from service. |
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|  | Contractor Settlement A Baltimore-based staffing agency and federal contractor specializing in asbestos removal and demolition must pay $960,905 in back wages, damages and interest to resolve discrimination and harassment allegations. |
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|  | Overtime Pay After a Department investigation, a California residential care facility will pay 25 employees $225,000 to resolve overtime violations. |
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|  | Trench Hazards OSHA cited an electric power distributor for excavation hazards at a Florida worksite after a trench wall collapsed on an employee. |
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|  | Overtime and Tips A Florida restaurant chain will pay $314,553 in back wages to 65 employees to resolve overtime and tip violations. |
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|  | Visa Enforcement A horse training center in Florida has paid $65,807 in back wages and penalties after a Department investigation found H-2B visa program violations. |
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|  | Mental Health Parity Toolkit The Department issued a proposed 2020 self-compliance tool to further mental health and substance use disorder parity compliance. |
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| COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE HIGHLIGHT |
| FLSA Tools The Fair Labor Standards Act has protected workers for 82 years. Our Wage and Hour Division has tools to help everyone understand their rights and responsibilities under the law. |
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