The Department of Labor (“DOL”) plans to more than double the minimum annual salary necessary for FLSA exemptions – currently $23,660 to $50,440. The DOL will likely issue a final rule later this year. This will be one of the...more
If there is one law that gives employers fits—including physician practices—it is the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal minimum wage, and overtime law. The FLSA, as it is commonly known, was passed in the 1930s. In...more
In a decision sure to send huge ripples throughout the world of collegiate sports—and elsewhere—the National Labor Relations Board’s Chicago office sided with football players at Northwestern University who said they were...more