In a highly anticipated announcement, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule on April 23, 2024, increasing salary threshold amounts required for certain employees to be “exempt” from federal Fair Labor...more
On Aug. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly increase salary threshold amounts required for certain employees to be exempt from federal Fair...more
The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act received an update on July 8, 2021, when Gov. Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 208 into law, including changes to N.C.G.S. §§ 95-25.7 and 95-25.13. The changes affect an employer’s...more
As previously reported, on March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA’s paid leave provisions will become effective on April 1, 2020, and will apply to leave...more
3/27/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
With the end of the federal government shutdown that began on Jan. 20, 2018, there is a reasonable likelihood that the budget impasse will just be resurrected when yet another short-term funding extension enacted by Congress...more
Following another appellate court’s rejection of its six-part test to determine whether an intern is an employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Department of Labor (DOL) on January 5 announced that it would...more
On Oct. 12, 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law that restricts employers’ use of applicants’ salary history during the hiring process. This law will also require employers to provide the applicable pay scale to...more
On Aug. 29, 2017, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit announced it will reconsider en banc whether employer use of salary history to determine an applicant’s compensation as a new hire violates the federal...more
On Aug. 31, 2017, a federal court in Texas struck down the Obama-era Department of Labor rule that would have significantly expanded overtime eligibility by more than doubling the salary threshold under the Fair Labor...more
On Aug. 29, 2017, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Victoria Lipnic announced that the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is initiating a...more
On Aug. 3, 2017, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) acting Chair Victoria Lipnic spoke to a large audience at the annual National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Conference held in San Antonio, Texas. ...more
On Nov. 22, 2016, a federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting nationwide enforcement of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new final rule regarding Fair Labor Standards Act overtime regulations...more
As we reported on May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its new final rule regarding the overtime regulations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The following are key FAQs coming out of our...more
In a highly anticipated announcement, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule on May 18, 2016, implementing President Obama’s March 13, 2014 directive to “modernize and streamline the existing overtime...more
With the federal government funded only through Sept. 30, 2015, unless Congress acts quickly, there is a reasonable likelihood of another government shutdown beginning Oct. 1, 2015. The looming shutdown will create...more
9/25/2015
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COBRA ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Furloughs ,
Government Shutdown ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Layoffs ,
Notice Requirements ,
Popular ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act