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[WEBINAR] 2019 Annual Labor & Employment Update
On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a final rule which will raise the salary threshold required to classify employees as exempt from overtime pay requirements under federal law.[1]...more
The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued a final rule that would increase the required salary thresholds for employees to be exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The increases to...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced April 23, 2024 it will increase the minimum annual salary that is required to make certain white-collar employees to be eligible for overtime (often referred to as the executive,...more
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule altering the requirements for “white collar” exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is the final step in a process that...more
Ready or Not, Here It Comes – What Should Employers Do Now? The Department of Labor’s September 2023 proposed rule to expand overtime protections to millions of employees is the proverbial freight train heading right for...more
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President Biden’s Administration, including the United States Department of Labor (DOL), have clearly expressed their belief that the minimum salary employers are required to pay to their exempt employees needs to be...more
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CDF Labor Law has designed a series of complimentary webinars on employment-related topics specifically designed for our friends and colleagues in the healthcare industry. CDF’s Healthcare Education Week will run October 4-8,...more
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On July 29, 2021, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it would rescind the Trump-era rule (the “Joint Employer Rule”) pertaining to the determination of joint employers for purposes of assigning...more
On June 30, 2021, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an approximately $40 billion state budget package. In exchange for increased funding for public schools in the state budget, Governor Wolf agreed to repeal...more
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California employers must include nondiscretionary payments made to employees when making premium payments for missing meal or rest periods, the state’s highest court has ruled in a decision with retroactive application....more
If you have employees in California, it is time to review how you pay them for missed meal and rest breaks. The California Supreme Court's decision in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, will change the way many companies...more