Alerts

12/4/2009

DOL and IRS Set To Increase Enforcement Efforts

The Obama Administration is sending an aggressive message to employers through its Department of Labor (DOL): comply with federal employment and labor standards or else. Last month, the DOL announced a significant increase in its investigation and enforcement practices, hiring 250 new wage and hour investigators - a staff increase of more than one third. The substantial increase in investigators is an attempt to provide enhanced enforcement efforts and ensure prompt response to complaints of federal employment law violations. The DOL is expected to focus on violations of wage and hour laws and misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

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Attorneys:

Ashley E. Baron
Meredith G. Diette
Glenn A. Duhl
Frederick L. Dorsey
Nicholas J. Grello
Peter A. Janus
George J. Kelly, Jr.
Michael P. McGoldrick
Richard D. O'Connor
Edward F. O'Donnell, Jr.
Kenneth R. Plumb
Michael J. Spagnola
Donald W. Strickland
Paul A. Testa
Melanie E. Dunn
Matthew K. Curtin

Practice Areas

Employment Law/Litigation
Wage and Hour Law
Government Regulation Compliance