On November 15, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Department of Labor’s final rule that increased the minimum salary for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemption...more
12/2/2024
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On June 28, the Supreme Court handed down Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the prior Supreme Court precedent, articulated in Chevron v. Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc. and known as “the Chevron...more
7/10/2024
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On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced a final rule that revises the DOL’s interpretation of worker classification (employees versus independent contractors) under the Fair Labor...more
1/17/2024
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On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued orders that have the intent of requiring employers to mandate that their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing and other restrictions. ...more
9/13/2021
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The dust has now settled on the new stimulus bill signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The changes to the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFCRA”) was buried in over 5000 pages of text and provides a choice...more
12/30/2020
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On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13950 (the “Order”) Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping affecting all government contractors, those companies that contract with government contractors, and...more
11/4/2020
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On March 7, 2019 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a revised rule regarding the salary required for an employee to be considered exempt from the federal overtime rules, raising the rate to an expected $679 per week...more
The history of tip pooling for employers who do not utilize a tip credit has been a rocky one. Past articles on this site have chronicled an employer’s ability to pool and distribute tips to all employees, including those in...more
4/13/2018
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On December 5, 2017, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and requested comments by Monday February 5, 2018, regarding its proposal to rescind portions of its tip pooling regulations that...more
On Friday, October 20, 2017, the Department of Labor and Industries issued its final paid sick leave rules addressing employer requirements and employee rights under Initiative 1433.
Beginning on January 1, 2018, all...more
10/24/2017
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