Wage and Hour Division December 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Restoration of Regulatory Language
Document Number: 2024-29798
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-12-17
Agency: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) published a final rule (2021 Dual Jobs Rule) addressing the determination of when a tipped employee is employed in dual jobs under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or the Act). The 2021 Dual Jobs Rule took effect on December 28, 2021.On October 29, 2024, a federal appeals court issued an order vacating regulatory text from the Department's 2021 Dual Jobs Rule, with the effect of reinstating the Department's original FLSA regulation on the topic. In accordance with that court order, the Department is issuing this final rule to remove from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) the corresponding regulatory text that the Department promulgated through the 2021 Dual Jobs Rule and reinstate regulatory text as it existed in the CFR prior to the effective date of the 2021 Dual Jobs Rule. This action is a technical amendment accounting for changes in the law which have already occurred.
Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Document Number: 2024-27880
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-12-04
Agency: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to issue certificates allowing employers to pay productivity-based subminimum wages to workers with disabilities, but only where such certificates are necessary to prevent the curtailment of opportunities for employment. Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities have vastly expanded in recent decades, in part due to significant legal and policy developments. Based on that evidence, the Department has tentatively concluded that subminimum wages are no longer necessary to prevent the curtailment of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and thus proposes to phase out the issuance of section 14(c) certificates.
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