{"id":9520,"date":"2025-06-23T16:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T16:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=9520"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:17:25","slug":"dol-is-getting-ready-to-drop-new-rules","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/wage-hour\/minimum-wage\/dol-is-getting-ready-to-drop-new-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"DOL is getting ready to drop new rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"\">by <strong>Michael Cardman<\/strong>, Brightmine Senior Legal Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Changes to federal regulations regarding the\u00a0minimum wage tip credit,\u00a0child labor,\u00a0domestic workers\u00a0and more are in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently submitted&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/jsp\/EO\/eoDashboard.myjsp?agency_cd=1200&amp;agency_nm=DOL&amp;stage_cd=2&amp;from_page=index.jsp&amp;sub_index=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">several draft regulations<\/a>&nbsp;to the White House&#8217;s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a final review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This means that these rules are now at Step 4 of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/reginfo\/Regmap\/REG_MAP_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9-step federal regulatory process<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; and that the DOL is likely to issue proposed rules within the next 100 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">As of the time of publication, the DOL has not responded to a request for comment about the regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The title of the draft tip credit regulation,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/do\/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=&amp;RIN=1235-AA54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Rescission of Dual Jobs<\/a><\/em>, suggests that the DOL may revisit its approach to how the tip credit is applied when an employee works for one employer in both a tipped and a non-tipped occupation, such as an employee employed both as a maintenance person and a waitperson. Last year, a federal appellate court vacated a 2021 DOL regulation known as the &#8220;80\/20 Plus 30&#8221; rule. In response, the DOL\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/minimum-wage\/dol-withdraws-tip-credit-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">repealed the rule<\/a>\u00a0and reinstated the regulatory text as it existed before the 2021 rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Meanwhile, the title of the draft child labor regulation,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/do\/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=&amp;RIN=1235-AA53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amending Child Labor Hours of Work and Hazardous Occupation Standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a><\/em>, indicates the DOL&#8217;s intent to update its approach to restrictions on\u00a0the hours during which minors may work\u00a0and the\u00a0types of occupations in which they may work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Finally, a third draft regulation,\u00a0<em>Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service<\/em>, likely will mark the first time\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/whd\/fact-sheets\/flsa-domestic-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">since 2015<\/a>\u00a0that the DOL will address the classification of\u00a0companionship service providers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a36fa716 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigate HR complexity with 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