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The DOL Establishes Salary Levels for 2024/2025 Overtime Pay Exemptions under the FLSA—and Has Substantially Increased Them

As we previously discussed, the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued a final rule in the spring of 2024 (the “2024 Rule”) substantially increasing the minimum salary level for the executive, administrative,...more

New Jersey Employers Must Act Soon: Are you Ready for RetireReady NJ?

Most employers with at least 25 employees in New Jersey that do not already offer a qualified retirement plan must soon take action to enroll their employees in the state’s “RetireReady NJ” retirement savings program. This...more

The Federal Trade Commission’s Noncompete Rule – Dead or Alive?

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its final rule (the “Rule”) broadly banning most noncompete provisions in employment-related agreements and preventing employers from enforcing them. The Rule...more

Are Your Employees Exempt Under Federal Law? Not If Their Salaries Are Below the New Minimum

Effective July 1, 2024, new regulations from the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) (the “2024 Rule”) increase the minimum salary level employees must be paid in order to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards...more

The Bill Comes Due – Workers’ Rights Poster Must Be Distributed July 1

As the deadline for compliance approaches, all NYC employers are reminded of their obligation to prominently display, and distribute to employees, the “Workers’ Bill of Rights” poster, as mandated by a city law enacted in...more

Second Circuit Casts Doubt on Overly Restrictive Arbitration Clauses in ERISA Plans

Employers in New York, Connecticut and Vermont should revisit their employee benefit plan documents if they believe that any of their plans may have an arbitration clause for the resolution of Employee Retirement Income...more

The U.S. Department of Labor Raised the Minimum Salary Level for Most Exemptions: Your Exempt Employees May Need to Be Paid...

The United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued its final rule on April 23, 2024, increasing the minimum salary level for the so called “white collar” employees to be exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor...more

Federal Trade Commission’s Ban on Employee Noncompetes

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to adopt a final rule that broadly bans the vast majority of employment related noncompete provisions. Specifically, the rule prohibits employers from...more

January 2024: Resolve to Review Employee Classifications and Salary

Recent and upcoming changes to federal regulations and New York laws make this the ideal time and opportunity for employers to review – and possibly change – worker classifications....more

New York State Voids Employment-Related Releases in Settlement Agreements with Common Provisions

Effective November 17, 2023, New York law was amended to void releases of discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation claims if the settlement agreement has certain common provisions regarding confidentiality,...more

New York Enacts Law Limiting Assignment of Inventions to Employers

Most employee confidentiality and similar agreements contain an assignment of invention provision. These typically provide that all employee inventions created during the employee’s employment are assigned to or owned by the...more

NYC Begins Enforcement of the Automated Employment Decision…

On July 5, 2023, New York City began enforcing NYC Local Law 2021/144 (the “Law”), which regulates employers’ use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) in screening candidates for employment or employees for...more

New York’s Bill Banning Noncompetes

Following the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed ban on noncompetes and the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board’s internal memo opining that most noncompetes violate the National Labor Relations Act,...more

Friendly Employee Pastures in the Garden State: NJ Enacts Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed into law the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” (the “Law”), which provides significant rights and protections for temporary workers, and imposes burdensome obligations on the...more

Action Alert: Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) Documentation Inspections

The temporary flexibilities allowed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with respect to the physical presence requirements of Form I-9 documentation will end as of July 31, 2023. Employers must complete...more

Employers Take Note: New York City Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Height and Weight

On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill into law amending New York City’s anti-discrimination statute to include height and weight among the list of protected classes. Accordingly, employers will now have to consider...more

New York State Updated Its Model Sexual Harassment Policy

The New York State Department of Labor (the “NYSDOL”) recently updated its Model Sexual Harassment Policy for all employers. The NYSDOL also released an updated model training slide presentation and training video. As a...more

Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements Held Unlawful by the NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) recently held that that the “mere proffer” of severance agreements with boilerplate type confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions violate the National Labor Relations...more

FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: What’s Next for Employers?

Despite the unprecedented and sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) to ban post-employment noncompetes, employers should continue to look to applicable state law regarding drafting and enforcing...more

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