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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Recent Decision on Nondiscretionary Performance Bonuses in Pay Calculations Has Wide-Ranging Implications for Illinois Employers

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In Illinois, nondiscretionary “performance bonuses,” such as bonuses paid in recognition of employees satisfying certain performance and safety metrics and seniority goals, must be factored into employees’ regular rate of pay...more

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An Opportunity for Review: What Are ‘Wages’ Under the Massachusetts Wage Act?

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In a rare positive decision for employers in Massachusetts, one of the Commonwealth’s district appellate courts held that a retention bonus is not a wage under the Massachusetts “Wage Act” (G.L. c. 149, § 148). Massachusetts’...more

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Illinois Law Changes Impact Job Postings, Obligations to Temporary Workers

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) that will require most Illinois employers to provide pay scales and benefits in job postings, and amendments to the Illinois Day and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] 2023 Enforcement Outlook Series: Protecting Your Business Against Non-Compliance and DOJ Penalties - March 23rd, 12:00...

During speeches earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. announced significant changes to the way DOJ evaluates corporate...more

Perkins Coie

Washington State Releases Guidance on New Job Posting Requirements

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In April 2022, we wrote about the upcoming amendments to Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (EPOA). The EPOA amendments require most employers who engage in business in Washington state to include pay ranges and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

DC Non-Compete and Anti-Moonlighting Law to Take Effect October 1, 2022

A new DC law restricts DC employers from entering into non-compete agreements with employees earning less than $150,000 as of October 1, 2022, whereas the prior iteration of the law would have imposed a near universal ban on...more

Fisher Phillips

NJ Employers Are One Step Closer To Mandatory Paid Sick Leave - State DOL Publishes Poster And Proposed Regulations In Advance Of...

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In just a few short weeks, New Jersey employers will be required to comply with the state’s new Paid Sick Leave Act. Once October 29 is upon us, New Jersey employers of all sizes will need to provide up to 40 hours of paid...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

Fluctuating Workweek and Bonus Payments Are Incompatible under the FLSA Per a Recent Ohio Federal Court Ruling

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The “fluctuating workweek” wage payment method is allowed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when (1) a non-exempt employee’s hours of work fluctuate from week to week, (2) the employer and employee agree to use this...more

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