On Friday November 15, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing new regulations raising the salary level required for the so-called white-collar...more
11/21/2024
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Details Hospitality employers with tipped employees received welcome news late last month when a federal appeals court overturned the Department of Labor’s (DOL) so-called 80/20/30 Rule, the highlight of a new set of...more
9/25/2024
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The U.S. Department of Labor proposed Thursday to formally withdraw controversial Obama Era overtime regulations and replace them with a far more modest version.
The new proposed regulations would raise the threshold salary...more