GLP-1 drug coverage for obesity making inroads with large employers: Mercer

In 2024, coverage for obesity drugs increased to 44% among employers with 500 or more workers, compared to 41% last year, a new survey found.

FMLA covers time off for clinical trials, DOL says

A treatment need not meet certain criteria for efficacy to qualify an employee for FMLA leave, an agency official wrote in an opinion letter.

Should you really answer that employee question?

Only incurred expenses may be excluded from overtime calculations, DOL says

The agency’s Nov. 8 opinion letter deals with a “tricky” area of wage-and-hour compliance, Jackson Lewis attorneys said.

Feds fine logistics company for failing to include bonuses in workers’ overtime rates

Overtime miscalculations are among the most common violations found in U.S. Department of Labor investigations, an official said Nov. 15.

$35K overtime salary threshold back in effect

A federal judge ruled that the Department of Labor’s 2024 rule exceeded the agency’s authority and is unlawful.