Second of two on the FLSA.
NOTE FROM ROBIN: In March, I began a series of very basic explanations of the federal laws that govern the workplace. The first installment covered discrimination in general, the second...more
7/15/2022
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Executive Compensation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fluctuating Workweek ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
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Salaried Employees ,
Sales Commissions ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
"It could have been worse" edition.
This year was kind of meh from an employment law standpoint. But if Tiny Tim could be grateful despite all that he had to go through, then, by golly, I can be grateful for a mediocre year!...more
Here's your own personal copy.
Highlights of the regulations, which will take effect January 1, are available here....more
More to come, but here's a peek.
We'll have more on the Final Rule regarding the overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which will be released on Thursday....more
The proposed regs were published in this morning's Federal Register.
The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed overtime regulations were issued on March 7, with a comment period to begin when they were published in the...more
Let your voice be heard!
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it will conduct public listening sessions in a number of cities about the white-collar exemptions to the overtime...more
What are you grateful for this year? Here is my list.-
1. The actual end of the Obama Administration's overtime and "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" rules. I was thankful last year that these two rules were on their last legs....more
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the unopposed motion of the U.S. Department of Labor to dismiss as moot the appeal in the “overtime case” of Nevada v. U.S. Department of Labor. The Fifth...more
I’m reading the decision as we speak, and we’ll be back soon with analysis from our Wage and Hour gurus, Jim Coleman and Ellen Kearns. But meanwhile, here is the Opinion and Order from U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued its promised Request for Information on the salary levels in the Obama Administration’s overtime rule. The RFI was published in yesterday’s Federal Register. Comments are being accepted...more
The U.S. Department of Labor submitted its brief today in Nevada v. U.S. Department of Labor, the case involving the challenge to the Obama Administration’s overtime rule.
Some very quick background: The overtime rule, which...more
Dum-da-dum-dum!
Bloomberg BNA reports that the U.S. Department of Labor, which is the defendant in a lawsuit challenging the rule regarding white-collar exemptions to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards...more
We’ll try to keep you up to date with the latest labor and employment law news from the Trump Administration via a series of mini-posts as news develops.
According to Politico‘s Morning Shift, “President Trump ordered...more
Judge Amos Mazzant, who preliminarily enjoined the U.S. Department of Labor overtime exemption rule in November, has now refused to stay (postpone) further proceedings in the case....more
Sources within President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team said today that Mr. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor would be Andy Puzder, Chief Executive Officer of CKE Restaurants, Inc., which includes Hardee’s and...more
As most readers know, the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule, which was set to take effect yesterday, was preliminarily enjoined (temporarily blocked) on November 22 by U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant III. The...more
The new regulations that would have more than doubled the salary threshold for Administrative, Executive, and Professional exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act – due to...more
Judge Amos Mazzant has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule from taking effect as scheduled on December 1. I’m reading the decision now and will be back with details...more
This has been a weird year for me. (And, no, I’m not even thinking about the election!) But I have much to be thankful for, and I hope you do, too.
BREAKING THING TO BE THANKFUL FOR: Yesterday evening, the U.S. Department...more
11/23/2016
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
LGBTQ ,
Persuader Rules ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Last week, two lawsuits were filed in federal court in Texas seeking to block the Final Rule on white-collar exemptions to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which was issued in May. Meanwhile,...more
Thanks to Law360 for alerting us to this!
Straight from the courthouse to you — I haven’t even read this yet, but here is a copy of the lawsuit, which was filed today in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas....more
Employers, when was the last time you had a real makeover? Let’s do one now!
The new white-collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act will go into effect December 1, but it’s a good idea for employers to prepare...more
My first job out of college was as a non-exempt clerical, and I wasn’t a very “good fit.” The work aside, I chafed at the rigid rules about start times-stop times-breaks-lunch hours-quitting times. If there was some work that...more
“Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the rules . . .”*
Of course, the mega-topic this week was the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule on white-collar exemptions to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards...more
5/20/2016
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electronic Filing ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OSHA ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury
You have probably heard by now that Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, announced at the annual labor and employment conference of the American Bar Association that a final rule on the white-collar exemptions to the overtime...more