On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its final overtime rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees,...more
While employers continue to deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re also faced with the economic uncertainty of a probable recession and a tight labor market, among other risks....more
Part 5: Issues Unique to Cares Act -
Under the recently-enacted CARES Act, "mid-sized" employers (between 500 and 10,000 employees) can qualify for favorable loans. However, the loans come with some significant strings...more
Part 4: Work Stoppages -
In a non-union setting, employees have the right to strike or otherwise refuse to work for almost any reason and they cannot normally be retaliated against for doing so. Although they can be...more
Part 3: The Duty to Provide Information -
In addition to the obligation an employer may have to bargain over any decision to change the way it operates or any duty to bargain over the effects of such changes, the employer...more
Part 2: The Duty to Bargain Over Decisions to Change -
The threshold issue facing an employer contemplating changes in its operation is whether or not the employer is free to implement those changes without first...more
Like no other phenomenon, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the operations of virtually every business, causing each entity to reevaluate every facet of how it operates. ...more
One provision of the coronavirus stimulus bill is a somewhat hidden provision that would require mid-sized businesses (between 500 and 10,000 employees) that receive a loan from the federal government to remain neutral in any...more
Expiration: December 31, 2020 -
Eligibility: Employee has been employed at least 30 calendar days.
Covered Employers: Fewer than 500 employees....more
Expiration: December 31, 2020 -
Covered Employers: Fewer than 500 employees -
Paid Sick Time Eligibility: Available for immediate use by employee, regardless of how long employee has been employed by an employer....more
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to update the regulations governing the administrative, executive, and professional exemptions to the...more
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Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered an order enjoining the implementation and enforcement of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations which change the minimum annual salary level...more
Last July, we reported that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that sought to update the salary level threshold governing the executive, administrative and professional exemptions to...more
The start of the New Year has brought about a flurry of federal administrative agency activity, including guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) on the joint employer standard to be used for wage and hour matters, as...more
The trend of wage and hour developments facing employers continues in 2015 with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issuing a proposed rule that would update the regulations governing the white collar exemptions to...more