The Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday increased the salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) white collar exemptions from overtime pay requirements. On July 1, the minimum annual salary threshold for an...more
4/26/2024
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In a decision that should put the nation’s private and independent school community on notice, U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett for the District of Maryland recently ruled that a school’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt...more
8/15/2022
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As of March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) officially declared the COVID-19 virus outbreak to be a global pandemic. On an hourly basis, we are watching both government agencies and corporations respond by...more
3/17/2020
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The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is expected today, May 18, 2016, to unveil its long-awaited changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. Based upon preliminary DOL reports, the salary threshold will...more
On March 4, 2016, the Miles & Stockbridge Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration group presented its fourteenth annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar to an audience of over three hundred clients and members of the...more
3/10/2016
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Gone are the days of the overtly suspicious request from a Nigerian prince asking for your social security number or a friend needing a loan to get out of jail in a foreign country. These easily recognizable hacking attempts...more
ProPublica and NPR recently published a comprehensive investigation into the rise of so called “opt-out” workers’ compensation plans in Texas and Oklahoma. Opt-out plans allow employers to provide state mandated benefits to...more