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Federal Labor Laws Misclassification Exempt-Employees

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Standard of Proof for FLSA Overtime Exemptions

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court solidified the evidentiary standard of proof for federal wage law disputes where employers seek to establish their employees are appropriately classified as exempt under the Fair...more

McAfee & Taft

Tenth Circuit holds FLSA applies to marijuana industry employees

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Can a business that is deemed illegal under federal law still be subject to federal wage and hour laws? That’s the question recently answered in a decision handed down in Robert Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc. by the Tenth Circuit...more

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Cannabis Employers Can’t Escape Wage Claims, Says Court

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• Cannabis businesses must comply with federal wage and hour law, a federal appeals court ruled, despite the fact they operate in a field still illegal under another federal law. The court said two wrongs don’t make a right....more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Fewer Than 100 Days Until the New Overtime Rule Takes Effect: Is Your Company Ready?

On January 1, 2020, the new federal overtime rule takes effect.  Other than in states with already-higher minimum salaries for exemption (which include California and, for certain types of employees, New York), employers will...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

It’s Here! DOL Issues Final Rule Increasing The Minimum Salary Requirements For The FLSA Overtime Regulations

On September 24, the U.S. Department of Labor released its final rule changing the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white-collar” overtime exemption regulations....more

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Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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