As we reported earlier this year, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule on April 23, 2024 (the “Final Rule”), raising the salary threshold for the so-called “White-Collar” Exemptions and the Highly Compensated...more
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule on April 23, 2024,* raising the salary threshold for the so-called “White-Collar” and “HCE” Exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) overtime pay requirement...more
On Monday, October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. GA-40 (“EO-40”) prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity in Texas. Effective immediately, EO-40 states: “No entity in Texas can...more
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) issued its guidance (the “Guidance”), under Executive Order 14042 (the “Executive Order”), requiring employees of workplace locations with...more
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On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a forthcoming federal rule that will require all private sector companies with 100 or more employees to require their employees to be fully vaccinated or undergo weekly...more
This is an update to our March 2019 Employment Alert “The Salary Test Revisited: DOL Proposes Increased Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemptions.” Back in March, we discussed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (the “DOL”)...more
After years of anticipation, the U.S. Department of Labor has finally released a proposed rule amending the overtime exemption regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”). The proposed rule (released on March...more
On Wednesday, June 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) withdrew two administrator interpretations published during the Obama Administration that had significantly narrowed the definition of independent contractor...more