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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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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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
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
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