Effective July 1, 2024, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act salary threshold for exempt, white-collar employees will increase to $43,888 (or $844 per week). However, a bigger increase is in store for next year. On January 1,...more
7/1/2024
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EEOC Publishes Final Regulations on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
On June 18, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final regulations clarifying the scope of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act...more
6/21/2024
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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to adopt a final rule broadly banning post-employment noncompete agreements. This federal ban prohibits for-profit employers from entering into noncompete...more
4/29/2024
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Unfair Competition
2023 was a seismic year for the employment landscape, with changes to state and federal laws that touch on hiring, firing, and just about everything in between. Members of Fenwick’s employment group recently walked through...more
2/1/2024
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Effective August 1, 2023, employers participating in E-Verify in good standing have the option to conduct remote inspections of Form I-9 documents, pursuant to the federal Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new rule....more
8/7/2023
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In May, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the Form I-9 flexibilities allowing for remote verification will end on July 31, 2023. DHS regulations...more
7/3/2023
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As we reported last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) struck down broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58, finding such provisions to be...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its long-anticipated proposed rule, which if adopted, would essentially ban all noncompete agreements between employers and their workers that restrict such...more
Join Fenwick’s Employment Practices Group for a 90-minute discussion of the legal developments and emerging trends that shaped 2022 then hear about the compliance recommendations, practical takeaways, and perspective on what...more
12/23/2022
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U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act -
On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule updating the...more
10/25/2022
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The California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, imposing a simplified but more burdensome test that businesses must satisfy to justify contractor status,...more
5/9/2018
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