The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) highly anticipated changes to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) were published on Thursday, March 7, 2019 ("proposed Overtime Rule"). ...more
The Obama administration’s controversial overtime rule is now dead in the water. Yesterday, a Texas federal court ruled in favor of the 55 state and business plaintiffs who challenged the rule and argued that the DOL had...more
Since 2014 when President Barack Obama directed the DOL to “modernize” the overtime law, the new overtime rules were announced, published, revised, published again, finalized, legally challenged and then judicially blocked....more
Employers finally have their reprieve. A federal court in the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide injunction blocking the enforcement of the FLSA overtime rule. Employers are no longer required to meet the December...more
In this issue:
- Controversial Overtime Rule Comes in For a Landing
- What You Need to Know About Hospitality REITs
- The Legal Implications of Restaurant-Designed House Brand Craft Beers
- FDA Finalizes Revisions...more
After two years of wait, debate and overall angst for employers across the country, the new overtime rules were announced on May 18, 2016, and published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2016. As we discussed in an earlier...more
After two years of wait, debate and overall angst for employers across the country, the new overtime rules were announced today. The details of the rule are available, but final publication of the rule in the Federal Register...more
May 16th may be a significant day for employers across the country. After more than two years of debate, analysis and overall panic from employers across the country, this is the deadline that was widely reported when the...more
Buckle your seat belts: the new pay regulations may be coming out as early as this April or May. Yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) forwarded its proposed final overtime regulations to the White House's Office of...more
On February 9, 100 members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez arguing that the proposed overtime regulations will "hurt American workers and the businesses that employ them." While the letter...more
The financial services area received a defeat earlier this year when the United States Supreme Court in March upheld the Department of Labor's (DOL) Administrative Interpretation concluding that mortgage loan officers do not...more
9/28/2015
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Consumer Price Index ,
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Financial Institutions ,
Managers ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
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Mortgages ,
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NPRM ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sales Commissions ,
SCOTUS ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
In a March 13, 2014, memorandum, President Barack Obama directed the Department of Labor (DOL) to "modify," "streamline" and "simplify" the federal regulations regarding exemptions to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards...more
9/3/2015
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Hospitality Industry ,
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Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Employers across the country are trying to get their arms around the implications of the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed changes to the overtime regulations. These proposed changes, which were published on June 30, 2015,...more
Employers across the country are trying to get their arms around the implications of the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed changes to the overtime regulations. These proposed changes, which were published on June 30, 2015,...more
7/15/2015
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Consumer Price Index ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
NPRM ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions