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UPDATE – DOL’s New Minimum Salary Requirements for the FLSA’s White-Collar Exemptions Take Effect (For Every Covered Employer...

In April, we wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s new regulations set to take effect on July 1, 2024.  These new regulations significantly increase the minimum salary required for employers to meet the Fair Labor...more

DOL Issues Final Regulations Raising the Minimum Salary Requirements for the FLSA’s White-Collar Exemptions

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its Final Rule sharply increasing the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions.  These changes, if they take...more

Here We Go Again – DOL Proposes Big Increases to the Minimum Salary Requirements for the FLSA’s White-Collar Exemptions

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor issued proposed regulations that would sharply increase the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar overtime exemptions.  These proposed...more

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors is Now Blocked Nationwide

Last week, we shared that a federal district court in Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction blocking the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in all covered contracts in...more

Court Blocks Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Three States (But Not Pennsylvania)

On November 30, 2021, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction pausing enforcement of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in all covered...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Widens the Gap Between PA and Federal Overtime Laws, Creating More Compliance Challenges for PA...

Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision that has broad implications for Pennsylvania employers. The Court’s decision in In Re: Amazon.com, Inc., which can be read here, established two important...more

Relief for Employers: New Pennsylvania Overtime Exemption Minimum Salary Requirements Repealed in State Budget Deal

We do not often have good news to report for Pennsylvania employers in this blog.  The complexities associated with the employment laws, and the costs of non-compliance, continue to increase for employers seemingly with each...more

EEOC Issues New Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines

On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updated informal guidance on COVID-19 and the federal employment laws that it enforces.  This round of guidance focused on COVID-19 vaccines and their...more

New Pennsylvania Overtime Exemption Minimum Salary Requirements Set to Exceed FLSA’s Requirements in 2021

In what seems like an eternity ago, in June 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) proposed new regulations under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) that would increase significantly the minimum...more

Minimizing Risk for Unpaid Overtime – U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Tracking Non-Exempt Employees’ Hours Worked...

Accurately tracking hours worked by non-exempt employees for purposes of overtime pay has always been an area of potential risk for employers.  The issue is thorny one because of how the federal Fair Labor Standards Act...more

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on the WARN Act and COVID-19

Employers who have had to implement mass layoffs and facility closures in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic must ensure that they comply with the requirements of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining...more

Pennsylvania Senate Passes Minimum Wage Hike, and New State Overtime Exemption Regulations are Withdrawn

Major developments in the area of wage and hour law are happening right now in Harrisburg and happening quickly.  These developments may have a significant impact on Pennsylvania employers in 2020 and beyond....more

Get Ready: Significant Changes to Pennsylvania’s White-Collar Overtime Exemptions Are Almost Here

More than a year ago, in June 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) proposed new regulations under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) that would increase significantly the minimum salary...more

It’s Here! DOL Issues Final Rule Increasing The Minimum Salary Requirements For The FLSA Overtime Regulations

On September 24, the U.S. Department of Labor released its final rule changing the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white-collar” overtime exemption regulations....more

DOL Weighs in on Independent Contractors in the Gig Economy

The issue of independent contractors and employment status continues to vex employers and present substantial liability risks. The employment laws generally cover only employees, not independent contractors. ...more

Take Two: DOL Announces New Proposed FLSA Overtime Regulations

On March 7, the Department of Labor released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on proposed changes to the minimum salary requirements in the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white-collar” overtime exemption...more

Update on New Overtime Regulations: Will We See New State AND Federal White-Collar Overtime Exemption Regulations in 2019?

As we have been following on this blog, Governor Wolf announced in January 2018 that the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) would propose new regulations under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) that...more

Update on Proposed Changes to Pennsylvania White-Collar Overtime Exemptions

We have been tracking the status of the proposed changes to the white-collar overtime exemptions in the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) regulations. ...more

Pennsylvania Proposes Big Changes to State Law White-Collar Overtime Exemptions

Back in January, Governor Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) would propose new regulations under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) that would increase the minimum salary...more

Now It’s Pennsylvania’s Turn – Governor Wolf Announces Proposed Increases to Minimum Salary Requirements for State Law Overtime...

As many will recall, the U.S. Department of Labor issued regulations in May 2016 that would have increased dramatically the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white-collar” overtime exemptions. ...more

Third Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes a Willful Violation of the FLSA

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes requirements for minimum wages and overtime pay. The FLSA’s requirements can be complex, and employers can face significant liability for unpaid wages and liquidated...more

Third Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes a Willful Violation of the FLSA

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes requirements for minimum wages and overtime pay. The FLSA’s requirements can be complex, and employers can face significant liability for unpaid wages and liquidated...more

Flurry of Activity by Trump Department of Labor, Including Action on the Enjoined FLSA Overtime Exemption Regulations

On April 27, 2017, the Senate confirmed R. Alexander Acosta as the Secretary of Labor.  More than four months after President Trump took office, the U.S. Department of Labor finally had a new leader....more

Pennsylvania Law Allowing Employer Use of Payroll Debit Cards Takes Effect May 4

As we previously noted, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a law in November that amends the Pennsylvania Banking Code to permit the use of payroll debit cards, with certain conditions. ...more

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