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Ripples in the OT Waters: Considering the Downstream Effects of Reclassifying Exempt Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: With the DOL’s new overtime exemption rule weeks from taking effect, employers must consider the impacts of reclassifying exempt employees. Some potential impacts are obvious, others not so much. Proactive,...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

DOL Raises Overtime Exemption Salary Threshold—Millions of Workers Soon Newly Subject to Overtime Laws

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Last week, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its long-awaited final rule raising the minimum salary that certain employees must earn in order to be exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)....more

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Chile introduces 40 hour working week

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On 26 April 2024 a new law amending the Labour Code to reduce the weekly working hours limit from 45 to 40 hours will go into effect. The reduction applies to all jobs regulated by the Labour Code. It will enter into force...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

I Haven’t Been Paying an Employee Correctly! Now What?

It is every employer’s nightmare: You find out that employees (or former employees) are claiming that they were not paid properly and are due overtime for the last two or three years. This primarily arises because you...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA

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On January 9, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that provides revised guidance on whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Definition under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  Yesterday the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule, attempting to define employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (the “Final Rule”).  The Final...more

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New York Adopts Increased Salary Thresholds for Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New York State formally adopted regulations increasing the salary thresholds for minimum wage and overtime exemptions for “executive” or “administrative” employee under the New York Labor Law.  Employers...more

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