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
As our response to this pandemic crisis evolves and employers’ move into uncharted territory, more questions arise. To keep employers current, we offer you key updates about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the...more
This is an unprecedented time and employers face an evolving crisis and fast-moving changes to laws. The team at Flaster Greenberg is prepared to help guide employers on compliance with existing and new laws, as well as best...more
They say the only thing in life that is constant is change, and we certainly saw that in 2019. This was a big year for change in employment law as legislators, courts, and regulators, shaped the workplace to reflect societal...more
12/9/2019
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Seating ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wal-Mart
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
/ Bonuses ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On August 6, 2019, New Jersey amended its Wage and Hour Law and adopted the new Wage Theft Act (WTA), creating one of the toughest wage and hour enforcement laws in the country. This law puts a high burden on employers and...more
8/19/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Criminal Liability ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Liquidated Damages ,
New Legislation ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wages
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
/ Comment Period ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Salary ,
NPRM ,
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
In Malee v. Anthony & Frank Ditomaso, Inc., the Court served a surprise to a shareholder of a corporation that owned a restaurant, who sought to be dismissed from a FLSA case brought by employees of the restaurant....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
/ Appeals ,
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