California’s 2016 legislative session ended, once again, with a flurry of activity in the legislature and by Governor Jerry Brown, resulting in numerous new laws requiring employer action. The end-of-session bills were not...more
12/8/2016
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The regulations were scheduled to go into effect on December 1.
On November 22, a judge from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order enjoining, on a national basis, all but a few parts of...more
The update significantly increases the salary level needed to qualify as exempt under the FLSA’s white collar and highly compensated exemptions....more