DOL Issues New Guidance on Employee/Independent Contractor Classification For some time, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has been working on establishing better guidance for the classification of workers as either employees or independent contractors (ICs). On July 15, DOL issued its
In March of 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) was directed by the President to review the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its overtime regulations. On June 29, DOL completed that review and has proposed changes to those rules. As expected, these changes could
On May 27, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final version of the Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS Rule). This rule alters the definition of protected water under the Clean Water Act (CWA). It is scheduled to take full effect on August 27,
On Monday evening, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the much-awaited final regulations for the health care law’s Employer Mandate. In a surprise move, those final regulations provided a further delay in the implementation of the Employer Mandate for an
On March 21, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated the way the Department of Labor (DOL) determines prevailing wages for H-2B workers. In the order, the judge required DOL to come up with a new process within 30 days.
At the end of March, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a ruling that will have an immediate impact on those clubs that utilize the H-2B Visa Program. Judge Legrome Davis ruled that the current process by which the
With the federal government unable to deal with America’s broken immigration system, many states have taken it upon themselves to ensure that the immigration laws now on the books are followed. To that end, Governor Nathan Deal (R) signed a bill into law last year
For the past year, NCA has been warning clubs that fundamental changes were coming to the H-2B Visa Program. This federal government program is currently used by many private clubs to secure temporary, seasonal workers when Americans are unwilling or unavailable to do the work.
In an effort to reduce a burgeoning budget deficit in the State of California, legislators have proposed two massive new tax packages that will affect private golf and country clubs. The proposals will apply the state’s sales tax to private club activities. As such, initiation
In a major victory for private clubs, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided to delay the January 31, 2012 implementation date of the new “Notification of Employee Rights Rule.” This rule requires all private clubs to display a new poster describing an employee’s