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Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New Year Reminder to Employers: Make Sure Your Exempt Employees Are Being Paid Enough to Maintain Their Status

Starting a new year is a good opportunity for employers to review compensation structures to ensure sure they are paying their employees enough to meet the salary thresholds necessary for an employee to maintain their exempt...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Legal Updates for New York and California Employers in 2025

With 2025 having arrived and a new President known for shattering norms about to assume office, employers are eyeing the inevitable enforcement changes that the new administration will bring. But employers must remember to...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Constangy’s 10 must-read articles of 2024

As we welcome 2025, here are 10 must-read Constangy bulletins and blog posts from 2024, highlighting insights that guided our readers through important legal developments, workplace issues, and the challenges in cybersecurity...more

Perkins Coie

DOL Clarifies Daily Expense Reimbursement Payments and Exclusions from Regular Calculations for Overtime Pay

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter addressing whether daily expense reimbursement payments can be excluded from an employee’s regular rate when calculating overtime...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Employer Alert: New 2025 Compensation Requirement for Computer Software Overtime Exemption

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Effective January 1, 2025, the California Department of Industrial Relations has issued a new compensation threshold for exempt computer software employees, reflecting an increase of 2.5% from last year....more

Venable LLP

Wage and Hour Law during Trump's Next Administration: Issues We're Watching

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As the country prepares for a new presidential administration, employers and employees alike face questions about the future of wage and hour law. While there is potential for change in various wage and hour issues during the...more

Buchalter

New Year, New Rules: Turning Up the Heat on California’s 2025 Employment Law Changes

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As the new year approaches, several critical legislative changes in employment law will take effect on January 1, 2025, unless specified otherwise. California employers face a dynamic regulatory landscape in 2025, with...more

BakerHostetler

New Year, New Laws - What New York Employers Need To Know for 2025

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The BakerHostetler Labor and Employment Practice Group keeps a close watch on new and upcoming employment and labor laws that can significantly impact our New York-based clients. Below we highlight some of the recently...more

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Important Update to our Wage Alert Regarding the DOL’s Final Rule Increasing the Salary Level for the Executive, Administrative...

In November, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule discussed below.  See Texas v. U.S. Dep’t of Lab., No. 4:24-CV-468-SDJ, 2024 WL 4806268 (E.D. Tex....more

Clark Hill PLC

The Learned Concierge - December 2024, Vol. 15

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The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Look at New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2025

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The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2025. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that go into effect Jan. 1, 2025, unless stated...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Employers Take Note: Court Vacates Salary Threshold Increases for Exempt Employees

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Last month, a federal district court in Texas invalidated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) April 2024 Final Rule (“Final Rule”), which would have raised salary thresholds for Executive, Administrative, and Professional...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

HR Checklist for 2025

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What’s a busy HR professional to do now? You were so looking forward to spending the holidays planning for compliance with the Department of Labor (DOL)’s new overtime rule and then it got struck down (thanks Texas judges!)...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Minimum Wage Increases for 2025

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On January 1, 2025, the California state minimum wage, excluding fast food industry employers and certain healthcare facilities, will increase from $16.00 per hour to $16.50 for employers of all sizes, reflecting a 3.1%...more

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Massachusetts’ Salary Range Transparency Law: Key Requirements for Employers

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency (Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2024) on July 31, 2024. This law increases wage transparency requirements for employers with 25 or...more

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Legal News Unwrapped? The Most Watched Employment Law Developments of 2024

It’s that time of year when apps and services unveil their highly anticipated top-5 lists. It’s a phenomenon we can’t seem to get enough of, as these viral posts offer intriguing insights into the trends we’ve embraced...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Companies Need to Consider Before Asking an Independent Contractor to Sign a Noncompete Agreement

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As courts continue to be critical of noncompete agreements, employers must remain informed and proactive to make sure their agreements can withstand judicial scrutiny. Around this time last year, we reported on annual...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

2025 Employment Law Updates for New York Employers

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The most wonderful time of the year often portends many legal hiccups for the unassuming business. And this year is no different. As the holiday season approaches and we turn the calendar to 2025, New York employers should...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Ding Dong the New DOL Rule Raising Minimum Salary Levels is Dead

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Good news for employers – the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new rule, which significantly increased the minimum salary level threshold for exempt employees, was overturned by a federal court in Texas, effectively blocking the...more

Clark Hill PLC

[Webinar] FLSA Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees - December 17th, 10:00 am PT

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Join a panel of Clark Hill and HRAA labor and employment professionals as they explore the recent reset of the FLSA minimum exempt salary threshold and its implications for employers. This session will provide insights into...more

Littler

Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on January 1, 2025 (and Other Developments)

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While Americans across the country headed to the polls to decide who would govern their country, state, county, or city, most decisions were already made concerning what minimum pay rate would govern the employment of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Texas Court Strikes Down DOL Overtime Rule: Analysis and Impact on Employers

On November 15, 2024, in Texas v. United States Department of Labor, a Texas federal district court struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) final rule that would have raised the minimum salary threshold for exempt...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Top Five: The Biggest Labor & Employment Developments from 2024

As we close out 2024 and look to 2025, I polled members of Spilman, myself included, to get their take on some of the biggest labor and employment developments from 2024 that have or will impact employers. You can find more...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Law Insights, Issue 4, December 2024

Happy Holidays and welcome to our year-end issue of SuperVision. In this edition, we are pleased to bring you the “Top Five” biggest labor and employment issues that will impact employers for the coming year along with...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

How Will the Trump Administration Impact Your Business?

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The election results are in and many are wondering what to expect for business employment immigration. The news is full of stories about mass deportations, but scant on information about those legally in the U.S. working in...more

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