One more way the Trump Labor Department can help businesses at the expense of workers:
High-powered attorneys expect the Labor Department to revive opinion letters for their clients, a practice that critics say amounts to “get out of jail free” cards for employers facing minimum wage or overtime claims in court. The letters, a common compliance tool in the previous Republican administration, enable companies to present the documents before a judge or investigator as a “good faith” defense.
“It’s no secret that the opinion letter process largely serves the interest of employers; it gives them a legal defense if their practices comport with what the opinion letter says, even if the Department of Labor was wrong in what the opinion states,” Michael Hancock, who managed the Wage and Hour Division process for the final four years of George W. Bush’s term, told Bloomberg BNA. “It offers a serious and real significant defense to employers.”
Yippee.
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