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Federal employment law from the Department of Labor, EEOC, NLRB, and the Federal Register, across minimum wage, leave, non-competes, pay transparency, AI hiring rules, and worker classification.

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federal employment law,
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4 FEDERAL SOURCES

DOLReleases, WHD enforcement, wage and hour

EEOCDiscrimination guidance and enforcement

NLRBBoard decisions and rulemaking

FED REGProposed and final rules, with comment dates

THIS WEEK'S CHANGES

DOLOvertime salary threshold rises to $61,004JAN 1, 2027

FED REGIndependent-contractor rule published for commentCOMMENTS CLOSE

EEOCTechnical assistance on automated hiring toolsWATCHING

DOLWHD recovers back wages in a tip-pooling enforcement actionWATCHING

NLRBJoint-employer standard back on the rulemaking agendaPROPOSED

FED REGContractor minimum-wage rate updated for the coming yearJAN 1, 2027

DOLOvertime salary threshold rises to $61,004JAN 1, 2027

FED REGIndependent-contractor rule published for commentCOMMENTS CLOSE

This week on the radar

Three sample entries, in the exact format subscribers read.

DOLACT NOW

Overtime salary threshold rises to $61,004

DOL final rule, with automatic updates every three years. Reclassification math changes for every exempt role near the line.

EFFECTIVE JAN 1, 2027

→ Flag exempt employees between the old and new thresholds now.

EEOCDEADLINE

EEO-1 Component 1 collection opens

The EEOC's annual workforce demographic report. Employers with 100 or more employees must file before the window closes.

FILING WINDOW OPEN

→ Pull headcount and EEO job categories for every client above the threshold.

NLRBWATCHING

Joint-employer standard back on the rulemaking agenda

The Board signals a fresh rule on when two entities share employer duties. Nothing is in force yet.

PROPOSED

→ Map which clients use staffing agencies before the comment window.

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DOLMINIMUM WAGESENT ON PUBLICATION DAY

Contractor minimum-wage rate updated for the coming year. New floor on covered contracts.

EEOCAI HIRINGSENT ON PUBLICATION DAY

New technical assistance on automated hiring tools and adverse-impact testing.

FED REGISTERCLASSIFICATIONSENT ON PUBLICATION DAY

Independent-contractor rule published, with the comment deadline quoted from the notice.

Why this needs watching, in numbers

UPDATED JULY 2026

More than 275 bills regulating labor and employment were enacted at the state level in the year covered by the 2024 Labor Day Report. (Source: Littler Workplace Policy Institute, 2024 Labor Day Report)

The EEOC received 88,531 new discrimination charges in FY2024 — a more-than-9% increase over FY2023. (Source: EEOC FY2024 Annual Performance Report)

“The growing patchwork of state and local requirements across the U.S. is exacerbating compliance challenges for companies.”
— Shannon Meade, Executive Director, Littler Workplace Policy Institute

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Frequently asked questions

How often is the digest updated?: Every Tuesday morning. Sources are polled daily: the Department of Labor, EEOC, NLRB, and the Federal Register.
Which sources and topics are covered?: Federal employment law from the Department of Labor, EEOC, NLRB, and the Federal Register, across minimum wage, leave, non-competes, pay transparency, AI hiring rules, and worker classification.
How much does it cost?: The weekly digest is free. Watchdog Pro emails you each item on the day it publishes, filtered to the topics you pick, plus a dated change history with citations, for $129/yr.
Is this legal advice?: No — it's informational only. Every item links to its primary source with a last-verified date so you can confirm it yourself; you're responsible for your own compliance decisions.

HR compliance alerts:federal employment law,the day it changes.