The US Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule to increase the federal salary threshold for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on April 23, 2024. DOL had previously issued On August 30, 2023, the US...more
4/24/2024
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
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On August 30, 2023, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that it claims will “restore and extend overtime protections to 3.6 million salaried workers” throughout the United States....more
The US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL) released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) pertaining to independent contractor analysis on October 11, 2022. The proposed rule is intended to revise the...more
After notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments, the NLRB released its final rule for governing joint employer status under the NLRA—which takes effect on April 27, 2020. Per the NLRB’s press release, “[t]he...more
2/27/2020
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On September 24, 2019, the DOL announced new rules regarding the salary requirement for exempt employees under the FLSA. The DOL stated that the new rules would make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime...more
The Supreme Court of the United States handed employers a huge win with respect to employee class and collective actions. In Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, the Court actually resolved three cases—Ernst & Young LLP v. Morris and...more
5/23/2018
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Arbitration Agreements ,
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Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
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Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
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