Starting January 1, 2023, the Washington state minimum wage will be $15.74 per hour. This is a $1.25 increase from the current 2022 minimum wage of $14.49 per hour....more
OSHA's Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is back in effect following a ruling by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, December 17. At its core, the ETS requires private employers with 100 or...more
12/24/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Motion to Dissolve ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
OSHA ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
For decades, there has been a lively debate as to whether paying non-exempt employees for out-of-town travel time in accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules also satisfied the Washington Minimum Wage...more
Starting January 1, 2022, the Washington state minimum wage will be $14.49 per hour. This is a 5.83 percent increase from the current 2021 minimum wage of $13.69 per hour. Because the salary threshold for exempt employees in...more
What can employers expect from the incoming Biden Administration, and how can they plan to stay ahead of expected Executive and Legislative action? In this webinar, our panel of employment, labor, immigration, and employee...more
1/8/2021
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biden Administration ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Workers ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
Washington labor costs are about to increase for Washington employers with minimum wage employees and, more significantly, for exempt employees currently in the salary range of $35,000 to $40,000 annually....more
As we approach May 2020, many federal, state, and local slow-the-spread guidelines and stay-home orders are set to expire. Although some jurisdictions may extend their guidelines and orders, others may modify them to allow a...more
Today, as anticipated, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) published its final rule raising the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salary threshold for the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions to $35,568...more
Employers in Washington State will soon face greater obstacles entering into and enforcing noncompetition agreements. On May 8, 2019, Governor Jay Inslee signed new legislation, ESHB 1450 (informally referred to as the...more
Remember the surprise and dismay when the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced in May 2016 it had adopted a rule (later invalidated by a federal court) setting the salary threshold for white-collar exempt employees at...more
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a formal notice of proposed rulemaking increasing the salary threshold for exempt employees under the FLSA starting January 1, 2020....more
On October 11, 2018, OSHA issued interpretive guidance designed to "clarify" controversial language in the Preamble to the anti-retaliation provisions in the recordkeeping and reporting amendments adopted by the Obama OSHA...more
A Texas federal court has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the key features of the controversial FLSA white-collar exemption rule from taking effect on Dec. 1. The USDOL can appeal to the conservative 5th...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s new FLSA white-collar exemption regulations are scheduled to take effect Dec. 1, 2016, despite longshot efforts to pass legislation in Congress to repeal or delay the regulations and despite two...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced adoption of 2016 final regulations changing the white-collar exemption requirements. The new regulations are set to take effect on December 1, 2016, giving employers...more
After completing its review of nearly 300,000 comments, the U.S. Department of Labor has submitted its final overtime rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is the last step in the mandated review process....more
The U.S. Department of Labor has launched two major initiatives designed to encourage individual workers who are contract service providers to bring misclassification claims and lawsuits. According to the Department, “most...more
8/7/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Arbitration ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Statutory Rights ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
On July 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor publically released proposed changes to the FLSA white-collar exemptions that could have sweeping effects on all employers, large and small. Even though the final regulations will...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed regulations dramatically reducing the number of employees who qualify for the white-collar overtime exemptions to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are expected to be announced...more
Every summer, eager students beat down company doors, offering to do whatever is needed—for free—so they can include experience and a reference on their resume. But, a recent slew of lawsuits by unpaid interns has caused...more
5/7/2014
/ Best Management Practices ,
Contract Drafting ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fox Searchlight Pictures ,
Hearst ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Misclassification ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour