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Employer Impact Guide to the Supreme Court’s 2024-2025 Term: 12 Cases That Reshaped Your Workplace, Industry, or Litigation...

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As the Supreme Court prepares for its next term to begin October 6, let’s look back on all the SCOTUS cases from the past year that impacted your workplace, industry, and litigation exposure. Here’s a quick guide to 12 times...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Dusting Off the Ol’ Employee Handbook for 2025

As we prepare for 2025, it’s essential to update your employee handbook to reflect the latest legal requirements, workplace trends, and best practices. Now is an opportune time to review and revise your policies to ensure...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Federal Court Vacates DOL Overtime Rule

A federal court has vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2024 final overtime rule, which increased the minimum salary threshold at which employees could be classified as exempt from overtime pursuant to the white...more

Sands Anderson PC

Texas Federal Court Vacates White Collar Salary Threshold Increase

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On November 15, 2024, a Texas Federal Court struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule increasing the salary threshold for “white collar” overtime exemptions. The Court’s decision applies to employers nationwide...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Navigating the New DOL Rule on FLSA Overtime Exemptions: What Employers Need to Know

Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL’s”) final rule on salary minimums for exempt employees (the “Overtime Rule”) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) has come into effect.  This rule applies to...more

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Will The New Overtime Rule Take Effect July 1?

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The clock is quickly ticking down to July 1, when the U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule increasing the minimum salary for many employees to be considered exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act is supposed...more

Butler Snow LLP

Hurry Up and Wait – DOL Final Rule increasing salary threshold on July 1, 2024 faces legal challenges

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On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a final rule which will raise the salary threshold required to classify employees as exempt from overtime pay requirements under federal law.[1]...more

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Imposes New Minimum Salary Level for FLSA Overtime Exemptions, Impacting Millions

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule raising the minimum salary level for an employee to qualify as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. Employers...more

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Navigating Natural Disasters During a Pandemic – Key Considerations for Your Workforce

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In the midst of raging wildfires in Northern California and the aftermath of hurricanes Laura and Marco in the Gulf states, many employers are wondering how to respond and what happens next, particularly where employers have...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California’s 2020 Minimum Wage Increase to Affect Exempt and Nonexempt Employees

A new year means new changes to California’s minimum wage laws. California employers should take note of the following changes to state and local minimum wage laws, set to take effect on January 1, 2020, and will impact both...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

California Assembly Bill Five Excepts Certain Categories Of Workers From Independent Contractor Classification Overhaul

Last week, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 5, a new law related to an issue that is critically important to California employers and service providers—whether a worker is classified as an employee or an...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Breaking Down the New Massachusetts Noncompete Rules for Employees

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In the four months since the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act became effective, employers have learned the hard way that implementing the new rules is a lot harder than it seems....more

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Must Employees Be Paid For Extreme Weather & Emergency Closings?

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In light of the current winter storm pounding the U.S. with snow and extreme subzero temperatures, this is a short reminder of when employees must be paid for emergency closures due to inclement weather. Nonexempt Employees...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

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Hurricane Irma: 10 Challenges for Employers

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Hurricane Irma shows no sign of relenting as it barrels toward Florida and the Southeast Coast of the United States. As noted in a prior Littler article about Irma, safety and security are the top priorities at this point....more

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Hiring Considerations for Startups: A Checklist

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Generally, startups lack resources to hire human resources professionals, and employment-related issues are a distant priority. Navigating the hiring waters is difficult, but sensitivity to a number of issues can ease the...more

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5 Bad Hiring & Firing Ideas Every Startup Entrepreneur Should Avoid

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Five common employment-related mistakes startups make when launching their business (and why to avoid them before things get costly)....more

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Court Endorses PTO Use for Exempt Employee Partial-Day Absences

Employers often confuse the strict rules limiting the docking of exempt employees’ salary with different rules relating to partial-day deductions under vacation or “paid time off” (PTO) policies. A California appellate court...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Supreme Court to Review Cases Involving Overtime Exemption for Mortgage Loan Officers

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted review of two lower court decisions of significant importance to the banking and financial services industries. The cases involve the question of whether mortgage loan officers are...more

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