The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and now state attorneys general, have set their sights on staffing companies in their evolving efforts to examine labor markets through an antitrust lens....more
1/4/2024
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
No-Poaching ,
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Sherman Act ,
Staffing Agencies
On September 15, 2020, the United States Department of Labor assured existing, seasonal-based establishments they could engage in alternative activities to cope with the financial fallout from COVID-19, without losing their...more
9/23/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Field Assistance Bulletins ,
Financial Distress ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Relief Measures ,
Seasonal Employment ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Many businesses let out a sigh of relief after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule increasing the minimum pay requirements for exempt executive,...more
12/20/2016
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Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages ,
White-Collar Exemptions