Employers may need to raise exempt employee salaries or reclassify them as non-exempt if the new salary thresholds go into effect.
On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule (the DOL Rule) that...more
5/3/2024
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White-Collar Exemptions
New US Labor Department regulation, to take effect January 1, 2020, raises the minimum base salary for exempt employees to US$35,568.
Key Points: The new regulation:
..Increases the minimum base salary for exempt...more
Highly anticipated proposal raises the minimum base salary for exempt employees to US$35,308, while formally rescinding the enjoined 2016 final rule that would have doubled the current minimum level.
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3/13/2019
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The Supreme Court clarified that employers who maintain or adopt arbitration agreements with class waivers may avoid class action wage and hour lawsuits, clearing the way for employers to reduce potential exposure.
The US...more
5/24/2018
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Ernst & Young v Morris ,
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Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
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While employers may welcome the injunction, employers should tread carefully before rolling back announced salary increases.
On November 22, 2016, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas issued an injunction...more
While helpful to some employers, Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk does not fundamentally change the law of compensable working time.
On December 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision...more