{"id":143984,"date":"2026-02-13T10:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/13\/new-guidance-could-herald-a-more-employer-friendly-department-of-labor\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:41:53","slug":"new-guidance-could-herald-a-more-employer-friendly-department-of-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/13\/new-guidance-could-herald-a-more-employer-friendly-department-of-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"New Guidance Could Herald a More Employer-Friendly Department of Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Employment attorneys say the Trump administration prefers to reduce violations through education, while the Biden administration favored enforcement actions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/946531334\/0\/law\/legal-news\" 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