Wage and Hour, Proposed Amendments, Comment Period

Port Authority Minimum Wage Poised to Increase to a Proposed $25 an Hour by 2032: What NY and NJ Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 11/26/2024

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is considering a proposal to increase the minimum wage for airport workers at LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport....more

Department of Labor’s Proposed Changes to Overtime Eligibility Criteria

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 9/7/2023

On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will be proposing new regulations that would increase the number of employees who are considered non-exempt and therefore entitled to overtime compensation....more

Proposed Washington State Regulations Would Radically Increase the Minimum Exempt Salary Rate

Littler on 6/10/2019

On June 5, 2019, the Washington Department of Labor & Industries issued proposed amendments to Washington State’s white-collar overtime exemption regulations. Both under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the...more

Big Changes Likely for Overtime Exemptions in Washington State

Benesch on 5/8/2019

While the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently made headlines with proposed changes to the federal standard for overtime exemptions, the ongoing saga may present further challenges for employers in the State of...more

The U.S. Department Of Labor Announces Proposed Rules to Clarify Regular Rate of Pay and Determine Joint Employer Status

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 5/7/2019

In a recent post, we discussed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule increasing the salary threshold to qualify for a white collar exemption under federal law. In response, many employers are evaluating whether...more

Back to Pre-BFI? NLRB Proposes a ‘Direct and Immediate’ Joint-Employer Standard

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/14/2018

Approximately three years after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) turned its decades old joint-employer standard on its head in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. d/b/a BFI Newby Island Recyclery, on...more

Pennsylvania Proposes More Than Doubling the Salary Level for Overtime Exemptions

Fisher Phillips on 6/20/2018

On June 12, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (“DLI”) submitted a proposed rulemaking to amend the regulations that exempt executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) salaried workers from overtime...more

Proposed OT Regulations Will Hit Hospitality Industry Hard

Fisher Phillips on 9/8/2015

At long last, the anxiously awaited proposed changes to the regulations defining federal wage and hour law have been published by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). The changes, if adopted, would impact the determination...more

Will DOL's Overtime Rule Revisions Fix the Outside Salesperson Exemption?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 5/30/2015

The Department of Labor’s long-anticipated revisions to its Part 541 overtime exemption regulations await Office of Management and Budget review before issuance in proposed form. The new rules follow President Obama’s...more

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