On Jan. 14, just days before the change in administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) substitution rule, clarifying that employers cannot...more
On Friday, November 15, in State of Texas v. DOL et al., Case No. 4:24-CV-499-SDJ, 4:24-CV-468-SDJ, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2024 Salary...more
11/19/2024
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In a follow-up to our previous client alerts on the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issuing a new overtime exemption rule and legal challenges to the new rule, a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit found that the DOL was...more
9/13/2024
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As previously reported, on April 23, the DOL issued a final rule updating and revising the regulations implementing the FLSA’s EAP exemption. The final rule makes three core changes...more
7/2/2024
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Just yesterday (April 23, 2024), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finally announced its long-awaited final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and...more
President Joe Biden has signed off on the most recent government funding bill, which allocates $13.4 billion to the United States Department of Labor (DOL), including $260 million earmarked for the DOL’s Wage and Hour...more
As most employers are well aware, wage and hour claims continue to be one of the most expensive employment law risks. In 2022, the 10 largest reported settlements for wage and hour actions totaled $574 million....more
Employers and employees alike have had much confusion around proper compensation when nonexempt employees work remotely – particularly in today’s time when many employees are teleworking and working crazy schedules due to...more
Welcome to the Summer edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what...more
7/1/2019
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As many of you know by now, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) maintains model forms to help employers meet the notice requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). What some of you may not know is that the...more