As clients will recall from earlier alerts, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a rule in April 2024 that required employers to increase the salary floor for persons meeting the “white-collar” exemptions referred to as the...more
11/20/2024
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After months of speculation, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published its long-anticipated final rule increasing the salary threshold for persons exempt from overtime requirements. The new rule, which increases base...more
Starting on March 1, 2024, Columbus will join over 40 states, counties, and cities, including Cincinnati and Toledo, in prohibiting employers from asking applicants about wage rates or salary history. The Columbus ordinance’s...more
2/22/2024
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The 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection process will open on October 31, 2023. Private employers with at least 100 employees and federal contractors with at least 50 employees and are subject to Executive Order 11246, must...more
Effective January 1, 2022, the minimum wage in Ohio will be $9.30 per hour for non-tipped employees and $4.65 for tipped employees of businesses with gross annual receipts of more than $342,000 per year. For minors aged 14...more
Bricker & Eckler’s annual “Hot Topics” seminar is going virtual this year! This series provides human resources professionals and in-house attorneys with insight into ongoing and emerging labor and employment issues.
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10/6/2020
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it will extend the deadline for employers to file their 2019 EEO-1 report to March 2021....more
5/18/2020
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On September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule revising the overtime exemptions that cover employees designated as executive, administrative and professional – the so-called...more
9/28/2019
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JPMorgan Chase recently announced that it reached a tentative settlement in a class action suit by male employees who claim they were denied equal parental leave to bond with newborns.
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