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New Illinois Child Labor Law Brings Enhanced Workplace Rules for Minors Under 16

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On July 30, 2024, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law S.B. 3646 (the “Act”), repealing the state’s prior child labor law, and replacing it with the “Child Labor Law of 2024.” The stated intent of the Act is to “safeguard all...more

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Increased Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Now Effective

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As we previously reported, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Final Rule adjusting the minimum annual salary that an employee must be paid to qualify for the executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”)...more

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Navigating Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

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An employee time traveling to today’s workplace from the 1980s would be astounded at where we’ve arrived. While we don’t (yet!) have flying cars as imagined by many 1980’s sci-fi movies, the world of work is undergoing its...more

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Department of Labor Issues Field Assistance Bulletin on Use of AI in the Workplace

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The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), Wage and Hour Division recently issued a Field Assistance Bulletin on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems in the Workplace under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Other...more

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Federal Court Denies Injunction Against New FLSA Overtime Exemption Salary Level

On Monday, a federal district court in Texas denied a request for a temporary injunction that would have prevented the Department of Labor’s increase in the minimum salary from taking effect for certain employees. The DOL’s...more

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Maine DOL Announces Enforcement Plan for New Federal Overtime Rule

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On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its Final Rule related to overtime exemptions, including its increase of the minimum salary threshold for employees to qualify for the duties test exemption. In...more

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DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New Guidance on Employers’ Use of AI

On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published new guidance clarifying employers’ obligations under federal labor laws as they pertain to use of automated systems and artificial...more

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Exempt or non-exempt? It's Time for Employers to Evaluate Exempt Employees' Status Again as DOL Updates Minimum Salary...

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Once again, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Final Rule increasing the minimum salary thresholds for administrative, executive, and professional exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Starting...more

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DOL Raises Minimum Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions

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Employers may need to raise exempt employee salaries or reclassify them as non-exempt if the new salary thresholds go into effect. On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule (the DOL Rule) that...more

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Raising the FLSA Exemption Bar: More Workers Will Be Eligible For Overtime

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule on April 23, 2024, updating the minimum salary threshold for exemption from overtime payment obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Rule created...more

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Top 10 Employment Compliance Pitfalls for Emerging Companies

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Whether you are a founder or a manager, growing a company from scratch is an exciting process. For most companies, this process will involve the hiring and management of employees at a rapid pace....more

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Déjà vu – the Department of Labor’s Final Rule on Worker Classification

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On January 9, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (the “Department”) announced its final rule on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Effective March...more

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Employers Take Note – Ignoring a Federal Agency Is a Great Way to Get Into Big Trouble

When the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) requests documents during a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) investigation, compliance is not optional. Indeed, if an employer drags its feet long enough, and repeatedly...more

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Employer Compliance with FLSA Wage and Hour Laws at the Beginning and End of Daylight Saving Time

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Key Takeaways - Employers who have employees working overnight shifts when daylight saving time ends and standard time begins must pay these employees an additional hour. Employers also should review the total hours these...more

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Ensuring Child Labor Law Compliance Amid Growing Scrutiny

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In February, the New York Times published an investigative report regarding alleged employment of underage migrants, many from Central America, at U.S. companies. While employment of certain minors is permitted under federal...more

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Energy Industry and Wage and Hour Compliance Issues

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On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling, in Helix Energy Sols. Grp., Inc. v. Hewitt, No. 21-984, that despite earning in excess of $200,000 annually, an oilfield rig worker was improperly paid...more

Perkins Coie

New Series: Employment Law and the Cannabis Industry

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This blog series addresses common employment-related issues for cannabis industry professionals. This first post addresses timekeeping considerations for manufacturers and retailers of cannabis products to ensure compliance...more

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The Loud Legal Issues Hiding Behind “Quietly Quitting” Employees

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​​​​​​​Quiet quitting can happen in virtually any workplace and has become a buzzword to describe employees who perform the bare minimum required by their job, yet still work enough to avoid a termination for job abandonment....more

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Department of Labor Audit, Now What?

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has jurisdiction to audit employers to ensure compliance with overtime and federal minimum wage laws. An audit can be stressful and expensive. Generally, an auditor will come to the...more

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Prepping for Full Compliance! Five Important Legal Compliance Issues Impacting the Hospitality Industry

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Hospitality remains at the forefront of demanding industries where employers must be ever vigilant in their efforts to ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. We highlight below...more

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Federal Regulatory Agenda Previews Anticipated FLSA Rule Changes

The Trump Administration unveiled its Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the “Regulatory Agenda”) earlier this week.  That’s the biannual report from the federal administrative agencies on the...more

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Are Unpaid Interns Worth the Cost (and the Risk)?

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It is estimated about half of the United States’ 1.5 million internships a year are unpaid, a number that may go up due to changes in the Department of Labor’s (DOL) rules governing unpaid internships. ...more

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Federal Minimum Salary Increases for Exempt Workers Take Effect December 1, 2016

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If you have not audited your exempt employee pay practices for compliance with the federal Department of Labor’s rules announced earlier this year, you have just under two weeks to do so. Starting December 1, 2016, the...more

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Wage and Hour Compliance: 80% of Employers Likely Out of Compliance

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The U.S. Department of Labor recently settled a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees Local 12 for $7 million. The lawsuit, filed a decade ago, claimed that Labor Department employees had not been...more

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6 Resources for Complying with New FLSA Overtime Rules

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The sweeping new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations that go into effect December 1, 2016 will impact all organizations with exempt employees. That means nearly all organizations — and virtually all companies — must...more

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