The Seventh Circuit recently issued a significant decision in Osborn v. JAB Management Services, Inc., 126 F.4th 1250 (2025), affirming summary judgment in favor of the employer in an overtime compensation dispute under the...more
2/25/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Wage and Hour
As of September 13th, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) is partnering with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to focus on “enhanced law enforcement” through information sharing, joint...more
In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements nationwide, on February 1, 2023, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators have renewed their efforts to ban the...more
As previously discussed, the American Rescue Plan Act was passed and signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The Act extends and expands payroll tax credits until September 30, 2021, for employers who...more
4/9/2021
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As previously discussed, the American Rescue Plan Act was passed and signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The Act extends and expands payroll tax credits until September 30, 2021, for employers who...more
3/24/2021
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Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Wage and Hour
As we discussed in previous posts, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires private employers with less than 500 employees and certain public employers to provide employees with 80 hours of paid sick leave...more
Department of Labor (DOL) regulations issued on April 1, 2020, interpreted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and clarified several questions that the text of the law raised concerning employers’ duties to...more