As we reported last fall, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule in September 2023 to significantly increase the standard salary level applicable to the overtime exemption for...more
8/2/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Federal Labor Laws ,
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Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Welcome to the Summer issue of SuperVision, our labor and employment e-newsletter. We continue to see substantial activity and legal developments impacting employers. In this edition, we cover Artificial Intelligence,...more
8/1/2024
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Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Machine Learning ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Investigations
Let’s Do It Again -
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced its intent to significantly increase the standard salary threshold for the overtime exemption applicable to certain...more
Considerations for Employing AI in the Workplace -
What is workplace artificial intelligence or AI? In its simplest form, AI in the workplace is the use of technology or software to monitor employees’ work performance,...more
6/21/2023
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Confidential Information ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Evaluations ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Managers ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Performance Reviews ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Technology Sector ,
Training ,
Virginia ,
Wage and Hour
Where Does Employer Liability for Workplace Injuries in a Post-COVID Work End? Liable at Work, but Not Off-Site?
The COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic era saw an increase in the number of employees working from home. For...more
[co-author: Kelsie Wiltse]
Welcome to our third issue of the 2021 edition of SuperVision. It is no surprise that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still causing issues -- and that certainly includes issues for employers....more
8/6/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Infectious Diseases ,
NLRB ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced in late 2012 it was launching a multi-year wage and hour enforcement initiative on Marcellus Shale contractors operating in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Following that...more
In This Issue:
- Enforcing a "Fair Day's Pay" - What Can You Do in the Face of This Initiative?
- Pennsylvania Finds Naturally Occurring Radiation from Gas Drilling Poses Little Threat
- Washington County...more
Companies and individuals seeking to do business with the federal government have been targeted in the “year of action” promised by President Barack Obama. The President has taken steps to impose a number of additional labor...more
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp., No. 12-417 (January 27, 2014) should serve as an impetus for all employers to review their pay practices with respect to paying employees for...more
On January 4, 2013, Judge Irene M. Keeley of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order that partially granted the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment...more
3/1/2013
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Hiring & Firing ,
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Summary Judgment ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
In This Issue:
- Notes from the Chair & Executive Editor
- Immigration Reform May Affect All Employers
- Primer on West Virginia State Law Labor and Employment Claims?
- Taking a Look at the Latest on Affordable...more