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Nebraska Legislature Narrows Application of Upcoming Paid Sick Time Law

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On June 4, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed LB 415, which modifies the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplace Act (HFWA) in advance of its October 1, 2025 effective date. Nebraska’s HFWA was one of three paid sick...more

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Department of Labor’s Proposed Changes to Overtime Eligibility Criteria

On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will be proposing new regulations that would increase the number of employees who are considered non-exempt and therefore entitled to overtime compensation....more

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The Department of Labor Proposes to Increase the Salary Level for Overtime Exemption AGAIN

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The US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced its proposal to amend its regulations regarding “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative, and professional) to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime...more

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Tracking the Latest in Employee Exemptions from the California Consumer Privacy Act

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is set to take effect January 1, 2020. Since the announcement, employers have been raising concerns about whether the provisions of the act will include personal data collected...more

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Proposed Washington State Regulations Would Radically Increase the Minimum Exempt Salary Rate

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On June 5, 2019, the Washington Department of Labor & Industries issued proposed amendments to Washington State’s white-collar overtime exemption regulations.  Both under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the...more

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Big Changes Likely for Overtime Exemptions in Washington State

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While the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently made headlines with proposed changes to the federal standard for overtime exemptions, the ongoing saga may present further challenges for employers in the State of...more

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Department of Labor Proposed Rule Change Raises Salary Level For Exempt Employees

The U.S. Department of Labor (the “D.O.L.”) announced on Friday, March 7, 2019, that it will be reviewing the salary that must be paid to workers exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The...more

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Proposed New White Collar Salary Threshold: $35,308

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Since 2015, we have been following the saga of the salary threshold for the FLSA’s white-collar exemptions (most of them, at least). ...more

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Washington State Set to Substantially Increase the Salary Required for Exempt Status and Make Other Changes to White Collar...

Although the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has yet to finalize the new annual salary required for exempt status, it intends to propose a new salary basis test that would more than double the...more

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Pennsylvania Proposes More Than Doubling the Salary Level for Overtime Exemptions

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On June 12, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (“DLI”) submitted a proposed rulemaking to amend the regulations that exempt executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) salaried workers from overtime...more

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New York Adopts Revised Wage Regulations Effective December 31, 2016

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) recently proposed amended regulations that would significantly alter the salary levels for some executive and administrative exempt employees, as well as alter the permitted tip...more

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NY State Prepared to Increase Salary Level for Certain Overtime Exceptions

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Proposed amendments to the New York State Wage Orders significantly increase the salary levels needed for employers to qualify for the executive and administrative exceptions under the New York Labor Law....more

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Proposed Amendment to New York State Wage Orders Set To Substantially Raise Salary Requirements For Exempt Employees

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On October 19, 2016, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) published proposed new Wage Orders which, if enacted, will ultimately increase the salary requirements for exempt employees in New York State beyond even...more

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DOL Refuses to Extend Comment Period for Overtime Exemption Salary Changes

The 60-day notice and comment period for the Department of Labor’s proposed changes to its Part 541 white collar overtime exemption rules has expired. The agency reports receiving over 200,000 comments to the proposed rules,...more

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Proposed OT Regulations Will Hit Hospitality Industry Hard

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At long last, the anxiously awaited proposed changes to the regulations defining federal wage and hour law have been published by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). The changes, if adopted, would impact the determination...more

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FLSA Exemption Revisions Sent To OMB

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U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez has announced that proposed new definitions for the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(1) executive, administrative, professional, outside-sales, and derivative exemptions have...more

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Proposed FLSA Exemption Changes Still In Limbo

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Employers await with bated breath the release of the U.S. Labor Department's proposed new definitions for the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(1) executive, administrative, professional, outside-sales, and...more

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