On April 24, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced the highly anticipated revisions to the salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) “white collar” overtime exemptions. The update significantly...more
In Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries, a unanimous Supreme Court clarified the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA’s) “transportation worker” exemption by rejecting the industry-based test applied in the Second Circuit....more
4/23/2024
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Bissonnette v LePage Bakeries Park St LLC ,
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The US Department of Labor seeks to increase the salary levels needed to qualify as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar and highly compensated exemptions....more