The Burr Broadcast: FLSA Overtime Exemption
What's the Tea in L&E? Alert: Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees Increases to $58,656
VIDEO: Major Changes Coming for Employers
#WorkforceWednesday: DOL’s Final Rule on Worker Classification, NLRB Joint-Employer Rule Challenged, SpaceX Sues NLRB - Employment Law This Week®
The Burr Broadcast: New Independent Contractor Rule
DE Under 3: US DOL's WHD Published Its “Employee or Independent Contractor” Classification Final Rule
The Burr Broadcast: Proposed Expanded Overtime Rule
Podcast: California Employment News - The Basics of Pay Exemptions
California Employment News: The Basics of Pay Exemptions
Podcast: California Employment News - Department of Labor Guidance on Telework
California Employment News: Department of Labor Guidance on Telework
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Focuses on Severance Agreements, Supreme Court Opens Overtime to HCEs, Ninth Circuit Rejects CA's Mandatory Arbitration Ban - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VII-126 - Invalidating Severance Agreements (and Other Important Developments)
The Labor Law Insider: Joint Employer Standard Changes: Beware, Part I
DE Under 3: Reversal of 2019 Enterprise Rent-a-Car Trial Decision; EEOC Commissioner Nominee Update; Overtime Listening Session
Running Successful and Legally Compliant Internships
DE Under 3: Trump Admin Independent Contractor Rule Back; Non-binary Reporting & the OFCCPs New Pay Equity Directive
#WorkforceWednesday: Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated, OFCCP Targets Pay Equity Audits, OSHA Focuses on Health Care Facilities - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast: Do You Have to Pay for Training Time?
Looking back at 2021 and ahead to 2022
How the FLSA “tip credit” is applied has been pushed and pulled numerous times over the last two decades. In the latest volley, the Fifth Circuit entered an order on August 23, 2024, vacating the Department of Labor’s 2021...more
Congressional Drama. - There was drama this week on Capitol Hill, as Congress juggled four major issues: funding for the federal government, a bipartisan bill to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, a $3.5 “human...more
What Timing: Biden Signed $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package. We here at the PMN have been following intently every development when it comes to the federal government’s legislative response to the virus. Indeed, since...more
Late on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law an omnibus stimulus bill. The new legislation contained much needed extensions of unemployment benefits that have supported many Americans who have experienced...more
This resource was prepared by Lowenstein Sandler for informational purposes only. It is not intended to give, and should not be relied upon for, legal advice in any particular circumstance or fact situation. Use of this...more
While you have been primarily focused on COVID-19-related matters for the past few months, that doesn’t the world of labor and employment law has taken a timeout. While the pace of new developments has slowed somewhat, there...more
Employers are considering whether to implement layoffs, furloughs or hours reductions in light of the economic uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. This alert reviews significant considerations for employers that...more
As previously reported, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) passed Congress on March 18, 2020, and was signed into law by President Trump that same evening, to take effect “not later than 15 days after the...more
Key Points - In the wake of the rapidly escalating coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R.6201). The wide-ranging legislation enacts a number of...more
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress has passed – and the President has signed – a bill that requires certain employers to provide paid leave to employees impacted by the coronavirus. ...more
On March 18, the US Senate passed a bill to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, imposing a mandate on all employers with fewer than 500 employees, and on all federal and state employers, to provide...more
On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6201, also known as the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Family First Act”), in an effort to provide emergency relief and support...more
A bill passed by the US House of Representatives on March 13 to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency imposes a mandate on all employers with fewer than 500 employees, and on all federal and state...more
Employers with fewer than 500 employees will be required to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for certain employees impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) and will receive a tax credit in return under an emergency...more
If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more
Healthcare coverage became an employer-offered benefit during World War II as the result of the federal government’s wage and price controls. Since that time, Medicare has become an important part of how healthcare is...more
2019 marks the start of Wage Watch’s third year of publication, which we will celebrate the only way we (sadly) know how: by recapping federal, state, and local developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....more
Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more
We invite you to view Employment Law This Week® - a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that...more
2018 may have barely begun, but minimum wage and overtime activity at the local, state – and even federal – levels is well underway. Settle in – we’ve got a lot to cover....more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. December was no different,...more
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added Section 18C to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to prohibit retaliation against employees who engage in certain activities protected by the ACA. Responsibility for receiving and...more
In a marked departure from the overwhelming success employers experienced before the Supreme Court in recent years, the less successful recently wrapped 2014-2015 term could be an indication that the judicial tides may be...more