The election of Donald Trump, and the retention by Republicans of their
majorities in both houses of Congress, has
transformed the political landscape at the
national level. While it may be too early to
forecast specific changes, Trump’s executive branch appointments to date and ASA
meetings with consultants, other business
groups, and legislative contacts provide
strong clues as to what employers generally
can expect from federal agencies under the
Trump administration.
Here’s a brief overview of the changes
ASA expects at the key government agencies whose missions have the greatest
regulatory impact on staffing companies. A
more comprehensive analysis of the impact
of the elections on the industry, including the future of the Affordable Care Act,
appears in the January–February issue of
Staffing Success.
Department of Labor. On Nov. 22, 2016,
a federal district court in Texas issued a
nationwide injunction blocking the Labor
Department’s new overtime rules, which
were scheduled to go into effect on Dec.
1. Although the Obama administration
appealed, most legal experts believe the
injunction will be upheld, which would leave
the lower court ruling in place. DOL watchers think new overtime rules will be issued
at some point to increase the annual salary
level, perhaps to the $35,000 range. But that
would require the Trump administration to
publish new regulations for public comment.
The new secretary of Labor could reverse
the current DOL “guidance” that expanded
the joint employment definition to make it
easier to hold clients liable for wage and
hour and other violations committed by their
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Discrimination Guidance
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