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DOL Releases Final Rule Raising Salary Limits for Federal Overtime Exemptions

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule increasing the salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, and...more

Labor Impacts of IRS’ Initial Guidance on Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements for Energy Projects

On November 30, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2022-61 (the Notice), providing initial guidance on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements applicable to certain provisions of the...more

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules Employer Must Pay Treble Damages on Late Wage Payments

On April 4, 2022, the SJC held that employers must pay treble damages on late wage payments, even if the employee has not filed a Wage Act complaint with the Office of the Attorney General or a court before the payment is...more

U.S. Department of Labor Expands Commission Sales Exemption to Federal Overtime Requirements

On May 18, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule eliminating a list of businesses prohibited from taking advantage of the commission sales exemption to the overtime...more

UPDATE: EEOC Will Not Collect Pay Data for 2019, 2020 or 2021

As we reported in previous alerts (April 26, 2019 and May 9, 2019), all employers with 100 or more employees must submit employee pay data for 2017 and 2018 to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on an...more

SJC: Employees Who Settled Wage Act Claims Were Entitled to Award of Attorneys’ Fees

On February 19, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) adopted an employee-friendly standard for determining whether a plaintiff is entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees under the Massachusetts Wage Act where...more

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