On November 14, 2024, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas issued an order vacating the recent U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Final Rule, which raised the minimum salaries employers had to pay certain employees...more
Once again, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Final Rule increasing the minimum salary thresholds for administrative, executive, and professional exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Starting...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), in a 3-2 vote, approved a final rule that renders existing non-competition agreements for employees working in for-profit businesses unenforceable, with the exception...more
5/2/2024
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Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), in a 3-2 vote, approved a final rule that renders existing non-competition agreements for employees working in for-profit businesses unenforceable, with the exception...more
4/25/2024
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Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets
New Jersey employers have long had a duty to issue Instructions For Claiming Unemployment Benefits, known as Form BC-10 (Source), to separated employees, but with several amendments to the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation...more
On July 8, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed four bills aimed at cracking down on employers who misclassify independent contractors as employees. In a press release, the Governor’s office lauded this legislative...more
The wait for new overtime rules is over. As you may recall, the U.S. Department of Labor released a Final Rule which was to go into effect on December 1, 2016, but, due to a court-issued injunction, followed by change of...more
10/3/2019
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
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Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Law @ Work Employer Newsletter. For those of you who read the Law @ Work blog, you know that the blog offers an in-depth analysis of important legal developments. This Newsletter fills in...more
3/14/2019
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Minimum Salary ,
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Reasonable Accommodation ,
Settlement ,
Suitable Seats Lawsuits ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wal-Mart
As long-time readers of this blog may recall, since 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor has been trying to update its Fair Labor Standards Act regulations to qualify more employees for overtime pay. For basic exemptions,...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit sided with a church operating the Lord’s Buffet and against the Department of Labor (“DOL”) in a case testing the reach of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). In Acosta v....more
Welcome to the third edition of the Law @ Work Employer Newsletter. For those of you who read the Law @ Work blog, you know that the blog offers an in-depth analysis of important legal developments. This Newsletter fills in...more
9/14/2018
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Churches ,
Corporate Liability ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Duty to Preserve ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Punitive Damages ,
Resorts & Restaurants ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Retaliation ,
Shareholders ,
Spoliation ,
State Law Claims ,
Theft ,
Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wrongful Termination