Recently, the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and employment law has become a focal point for legislators, regulators, and employers alike. As AI technologies continue to reshape hiring practices and workplace...more
8/15/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Ethics ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Machine Learning ,
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On June 28, 2024, in a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the long-standing standard known as the Chevron doctrine in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, marking a significant shift...more
7/29/2024
/ Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
West Virginia v EPA
The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) codifies the employment relationship as it relates to the payment of wages. Under the FLSA, employees generally must be paid an overtime rate of 1.5 times their regular rate of...more
As widely anticipated, on October 11, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule revising its analysis of what constitutes an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
It has been the source of speculation for some time that the standard for determining whether entities that have a business relationship are deemed for labor enforcement purposes to be joint employers will soon be revised. On...more
It has been the source of speculation for some time that the standard for determining whether a worker is correctly classified as an employee or an independent contractor will soon be revised. On December 27, 2021, the...more
As further evidence that the Biden administration is laser-focused on protecting employee rights, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the United States Department of Labor (DOL), and the National...more
The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act (NCWHA) governs the payment of wages to workers employed in North Carolina and is enforced by the North Carolina Department of Labor. Effective July 8, 2021, various provisions of the...more
With the advent of summer, many employers hire high school youth as seasonal employees. Effective May 3, 2021, the North Carolina Wage and Hour Bureau, a division of the North Carolina Department of Labor (DOL) has updated...more
With a new Presidential administration comes a new Secretary of the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Boston mayor Marty Walsh. Walsh was a former union president and state representative before becoming mayor. The new...more
Folks who follow the United States Department of Labor received notification on Monday, September 21, that a significant new rule would soon be announced on Tuesday morning. Secretary Eugene Scalia penned a press release sent...more
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) codifies the employment relationship as it relates to the payment of wages. The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) administers the FLSA through its Wage and Hour Division....more
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) codifies the employment relationship as it relates to the payment of wages. The amount of overtime compensation for salaried employees is subject to certain exemptions, one of...more
Effectively drafted restrictive covenants are valuable tools employers can utilize to protect their proprietary interests. Covenants not to compete and covenants not to solicit an employer’s clients or employees are the most...more
11/7/2019
/ Contract Terms ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Former Employee ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proprietary Information ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms
On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, President Trump formally nominated Eugene Scalia to serve as Secretary of the United States Department of Labor. The Department of Labor is responsible for enforcing federal laws governing the...more
9/3/2019
/ Bonuses ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Opinion Letter ,
Over-Time ,
Paralegal ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
For federal contractors in North Carolina…now is your opportunity to provide input relating to the establishment of prevailing wage rates under the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA). The DBA governs contractors and subcontractors who...more
In June of 2015, in response to former President Obama’s mandate that it take steps to ensure that employees are compensated fairly, the United States Department of Labor released proposed changes to the overtime regulations...more
9/12/2018
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Last year, the federal Office of Management and Budget announced a plan “to make government lean, accountable, and more efficient.” Cited as the next step in a series of reform initiatives which serve to implement that plan,...more
You thought it was dead – but the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced on October 30 that it plans to appeal a Texas district court’s August ruling which invalidated the Obama administration’s overtime rule. The...more