On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule raising the salary threshold for so-called “white collar” exemptions to overtime regulations. The rule goes into effect July 1, 2024. Here’s what you...more
6/4/2024
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Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Final Rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide. Until this point, the law on noncompetes varied from state to state. Some states’ laws were quite favorable to...more
In January 2023, I wrote a piece on my predictions for what we might expect in the labor/employment law world in 2023. As 2023 draws to a close, let’s see how I did....more
Attorneys Benton Toups, Ryan Bolick, Vince Eisinger and Georgia Malik will discuss a range of Employment Law topics, including to what extent an employer must accommodate an employee’s gender-related preferences; CBD Oil and...more
1/25/2023
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While issues like PPP loans, the CARES Act, and vaccination mandates are largely in the rearview mirror, the workplace looks vastly different than it did three years ago. Some of these changes were brought about by COVID,...more
1/4/2023
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On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decisions on the Biden vaccine mandates. Specifically, two mandates were at issue: (1) the mandate that all employers with over 100 employees...more
1/17/2022
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a new emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) today, effective immediately, with compliance required by December 5, 2021. The ETS will remain in effect for...more
Register Today For Cranfill Sumner’s 2021 Virtual Continuing Education Seminar: Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates...more
9/16/2021
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The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect on April 1, 2020. It requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide protected, paid sick leave for employees who miss work for certain...more
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the most sweeping anti-discrimination law ever enacted in the United States. By its express terms, it prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national...more
6/16/2020
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Restrictions are loosening, and, thankfully, many businesses are in a position to call previously downsized employees back to work. In many instances, however, that’s easier said than done. Some employees are scared to...more
DOL Issues New Guidance on Health Care Provider and Small Business Exemptions from New Paid Leave Laws -
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which requires employers to provide varying levels of paid leave...more
4/2/2020
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On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). Relevant to employers, the FFCRA contains two separate, but related, provisions: The Emergency Family and Medical...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is Signed Into Law -
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). Many questions remain, and we’ll be filling in...more
As restaurants close dine-in service for guests, restaurant owners and operators might consider offering delivery service during these unprecedented times. If this is something you’re considering, but your restaurant has...more
We are in uncharted territory. Life in America, and many other places around the world, is essentially on hold. Children are out of school, and gatherings of any sort are discouraged or cancelled outright. Hopefully, these...more
3/16/2020
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On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the final version of the new overtime rule was approved for implementation. This rule becomes a part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to change the criteria for so-called “white collar” exemptions, the most common of which apply to executive, administrative and professional employees. Most notably, it looks like...more
The now Republican majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was on a roll in December and is not hesitating to revise standards set by its Democratic predecessors....more
Last week we posted a reminder that the new overtime rule was going into effect on December 1st. Well, it seems things have changed....more
Unless you have had your head in the sand, you know that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) is changing the rules on overtime pay for executive, administrative, and professional employees. These changes go into effect on...more