The U.S. Department of Labor announced its anticipated Final Rule increasing the salary threshold level needed for employees to be exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act....more
4/24/2024
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There are few areas in employment law that remain in a greater state of flux than the question of who a business can properly classify as an independent contractor. The differences between federal and state law can make the...more
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a proposed rulemaking that would significantly limit the ability of employers to treat employees as exempt from federal overtime requirements. Under existing law, employers may only be...more
On March 30, 2021 Governor Northam signed the “Virginia Overtime Wage Act” into law. This new legislation, which goes into effect on July 1, 2021, continues the Commonwealth’s pro-employee push and will create new wage and...more
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new poster that sets forth the requirements of the new family and sick leave laws mandated in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Small businesses (fewer than 500 employees)...more
Do I have to pay my employees time they are taking sick leave because of COVID-19?
Generally no, unless your existing policies and procedures require you to do so. At the moment, Virginia does not have any state laws...more
On March 7th the Department of Labor issued a long expected proposed rule change on the salary-level threshold for exempt or “salaried” employees. Under the proposed rule, the salary threshold for exempt employees would...more
3/12/2019
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The guide, written by Sands Anderson’s Employment Law Team and edited by attorney C. Michael DeCamps, provides summaries of key Virginia employment statutes and principles of employment law. The summaries are not intended to...more
2/5/2018
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There has been no shortage of prognostication and opinion as to how the new Trump Administration will alter the legal landscape in numerous areas. Here, we look at five ways employers may be impacted as the new Administration...more
Yesterday, a Texas federal judge put a halt on the new overtime rules spearheaded by President Obama’s administration that were to take effect on December 1. Businesses everywhere have gone into overtime to prepare for the...more