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- Aug 6, 2026
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New DOL Opinion Letters Offer Employer Guidance on Compensable Travel Time (opens the original)
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A recent pair of Department of Labor (DOL) opinion letters issued by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) discuss when employee travel between home and work counts as compensable “hours worked” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The letters address similar factual scenarios, but they reach different conclusions as to whether the time is compensable. It is important for employers to understand the reasoning behind these results. The opinion letters also provide a detailed history of the evolu
Trump Nominates Sonderling for Secretary of Labor (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump announced on June 29 that he will nominate Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to serve as secretary of labor on a permanent basis. Sonderling has been leading the Department of Labor (DOL) in an acting capacity since April, when former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, appointed in 2025, resigned. Sonderling was acting and deputy administrator of the Wage and Hour Division during the first Trump Administration, overseeing enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards A
Rising IRS Mileage Rates—Employer Reimbursement Practices May Need a Tune-Up (opens the original)
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has raised the optional standard mileage rate for business use of an automobile for the second half of 2026. Effective July 1, 2026, the business mileage rate increased from 72.5 cents per mile to 76 cents per mile. Employers that utilize the IRS rate for employees’ mileage reimbursement should adjust their reimbursement policies to track the IRS rate. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require use of the IRS rate for reimbursement of mileage costs. U
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