In a significant shift for businesses, nonprofit organizations and gig-economy workers, the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced on May 1st that it will no longer enforce the 2024 independent...more
On August 28, 2024, New York State’s Freelance Isn’t Free Law (“FIFL”) took effect, extending protections to freelance workers statewide. This sweeping law is codified in a new Article 44-A to New York State’s General...more
10/1/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Employment Contract ,
Freelance Workers ,
General-Business ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
New York ,
Nonprofits ,
Prompt Payment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule modifying the standard for determining whether employees qualify for several key exemptions to the overtime pay requirements set by the Fair Labor...more
7/11/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Nonprofits ,
Notice Requirements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Texas ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions