The Virginia Legislature enacted amendments to its existing Non-Compete Act (the “Act”) on March 24. The amendments will broaden the categories of employees who cannot be subject to non-competition covenants by including any...more
Employers may now have an easier time establishing that employees are properly classified as exempt, in light of a recent unanimous ruling from the United States Supreme Court. In E.M.D. Sales, Inc., et al. v. Carrera et...more
Texas federal judge Sean D. Jordan recently blocked a new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Rule that would have allowed certain workers making less than $58,656 per year to automatically become eligible for overtime premium pay...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on April 23 a final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, which will take effect on July...more
6/5/2024
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A Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rule increasing the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees is projected to change the exempt status of approximately 3.4 million employees and go into effect as early as June 2024....more
3/6/2024
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Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule redefining how workers are classified under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule, which will make it more challenging to classify workers as...more
1/17/2024
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule on Sept. 22 that sets a uniform standard for classification of workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), effectively reframing the multifactor economic realities...more
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its delayed Rule increasing the annual salary level under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for the overtime exemptions from the current level of $23,660...more