The global coronavirus pandemic has had a multitude of effects on how employers conduct business and manage their workforces. But as employees start to return to work, employers must be mindful of how to address those who...more
Employers should begin preparing for the potential for an increased minimum salary threshold that would make more than a million white-collar workers eligible for overtime pay starting in 2020.
On March 7, 2019, the...more
Illinois employers should prepare to increase their minimum wages where necessary, and adjust applicable overtime rates, now that Illinois has become one of five states (joining California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New...more
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit held — in a case of first impression in every circuit — that an “opt-in” plaintiff need only file a written consent to become a party-plaintiff under the Fair Labor Standards...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will not defend the Obama-era salary test for certain exemptions from overtime-pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according to its June 30, 2017 briefing to the...more
Reviving past failed attempts to change federal overtime law, the House passed a bill on May 4, 2017, that would permit private sector employers to offer days off in lieu of earned overtime.
The Working Families...more
On June 30, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its long-awaited proposed rule updating and revising the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations governing the so-called “white collar” exemptions from the...more