News & Analysis as of

Salaried Employees Employer Responsibilities

Maynard Nexsen

Hold that Paycheck! Navigating Unpaid Suspensions for Exempt Employees

Maynard Nexsen on

On those (hopefully) rare occasions when a supervisor or other exempt employee must be suspended without pay for disciplinary reasons, employers should take special care to ensure that the unpaid suspension does not result in...more

Berkshire

Chicago’s 2025 Fair Workweek Updates

Berkshire on

The Fair Workweek Ordinance, originally passed in July 2019, provided hourly workers with more predictable work schedules and compensation for schedule changes. Consistency in scheduling application and definitions have...more

Lewitt Hackman

California Cities Increase Minimum Wage

Lewitt Hackman on

On July 1, 2025, several California cities will increase their local minimum wage. For example, the City of Los Angeles is increasing minimum wage to $17.87 per hour. Los Angeles County is increasing its minimum wage to...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Meal and Rest Break Requirements for New York Restaurants: What Owners Need to Know

In the hustle of running a restaurant, it’s easy for meal breaks to slip through the cracks. However, New York law has specific requirements for giving your employees time to eat and rest. Ensuring your staff takes legally...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Can Part-Time Employees Qualify for FLSA Overtime Exemptions?

Sometimes a salaried exempt employee reduces their workload to part-time status. Does this change mean that the employer must reclassify that worker as non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act? ...more

Fisher Phillips

EU’s Pay Equity Directive: 5 Key Points Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on

Employers with operations in the European Union should ensure they are familiar with a pay equity directive aiming to close the gender pay gap that will soon come fully online. The directive was signed into law in 2023, and...more

Littler

Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on January 1, 2025 (and Other Developments)

Littler on

While Americans across the country headed to the polls to decide who would govern their country, state, county, or city, most decisions were already made concerning what minimum pay rate would govern the employment of...more

Franczek P.C.

Another Cook in the Kitchen: Court Finds Chef is Entitled to Overtime

Franczek P.C. on

Many employers make the mistake of assuming that employees can be treated as exempt so long as they have certain job titles or are paid a salary rather than an hourly wage. That error is especially common in small businesses...more

Littler

July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

Littler on

Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Injunction Junction: Judicial Challenges to New Employment Rules

April 2024 saw a whirlwind of activity on the employment front as executive federal agencies issued a wave of new rules. On April 15, 2024, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced its final rule...more

Baker Donelson

Tight Around the White Collar – The New Overtime Rule is Here

Baker Donelson on

As anticipated, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule amending the overtime regulations of the federal wage and hour law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) yesterday, April 23, 2024. The new rule...more

Mayer Brown

Brazil: Spotlight Q&A With Aline Fidelis - The New Equal Pay Law

Mayer Brown on

Can you provide some background to the new equal pay law? The Law No. 14,611, also known as the Brazilian equal pay law, came into force on July 4, 2023. It is regulated by Decree No. 11,795, of 2023, and by the Brazilian...more

Polsinelli

What is 13th Month Pay and Why Should Employers Care?

Polsinelli on

Most American employers run payroll twelve or twenty-four times across a calendar year. In some countries, there is a “thirteenth month” to think about. ...more

BakerHostetler

DOL Issues Practical Guidance on Multiple Wage and Hour Topics

BakerHostetler on

This week, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued four opinion letters addressing a range of wage and hour issues including application of the fluctuating workweek payment method, pay methods for...more

14 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide