On November 15, 2024, U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s 2024 regulations for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP)...more
11/19/2024
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On September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued revisions to its April 1, 2020, temporary rule implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The DOL’s revisions go into effect Wednesday,...more
Even before the current pandemic crisis, we have noticed a growing trend in the filing of class action lawsuits challenging, under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), notices required to be issued by...more
Late yesterday, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, which was to take effect December 1, 2016. The rule, addressing the so-called white collar...more
Based on promises made during the campaign, it appears employers may expect changes in the government’s approach to workplace regulation. Although we certainly do not have a crystal ball, President-elect Trump campaigned on a...more
11/11/2016
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The U.S. Department of Labor has unveiled the long-anticipated final version of its “white collar” overtime exemption rule, which becomes effective December 1, 2016. The final rule raises the minimum salary threshold...more
On June 30, the Department of Labor’s Wage Hour Division (WHD) issued its long-anticipated proposed rule and request for comments concerning recommended changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) white collar exemptions...more