WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Wage and Hour Division has issued a proposed rule called: Statements of General Policy or Interpretation Not Directly Related to Regulations.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 2 by Donald Harrison, Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.

Summary: The Department of Labor (Department) proposes to remove parts located in Title 29, Chapter V, Subchapter B of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that were not originally issued, or subsequently amended, through notice-and-comment rulemaking. Because these parts consist of interpretive rules and policy statements regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which do not carry the force and effect of law, the Department believes that the...