From: BNA/Daily Labor Report
By Ben Penn
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Uptick in Litigation?
At a certain point, attorneys will switch their focus from outreach to enforcement, but the exact timing is up for debate.
For starters, the number of days between the rule’s publication and effective date is not known. The DOL must provide a minimum of 60 days by law, but OMB officials have been querying stakeholders at recent meetings about the amount of time it would take a company to comply. This has led to speculation that a lengthier period of time could be under consideration.