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Legal Challenges Mount to DOL Rule Raising Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule raising the minimum salary level requirements for application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white collar” exemptions is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2024. Lawsuits,...more

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Restaurants are Prime Targets for FLSA Lawsuits: 6 Tips for Employers Relying on the Tip Credit

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly difficult for the food and beverage industry.  With stay-at-home orders, operational capacity restrictions, and indoor dining limitations imposed on restaurants and bars across most...more

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Updated: Department of Labor Guidance for Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The Department of Labor has again updated its guidance regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA"). How we got here...more

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FAQs on Pandemic-Related Issues for Small Businesses and Nonprofits

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This resource was prepared by Lowenstein Sandler for informational purposes only. It is not intended to give, and should not be relied upon for, legal advice in any particular circumstance or fact situation. Use of this...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January 2020 Edition)

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If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019

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CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY - Start Preparing Now for DoD's Upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) - For a while now, we have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on the...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - July 2019 #2

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Long-Awaited Proposed Rule for Lower-Tier Subcontracting Plan Credit Finally Arrives to the FAR, June 28, 2019. The FAR Council is beginning to catch up with the SBA’s allowance that prime...more

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Web Exclusive: January 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017—and if January is any...more

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2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

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Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

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House Votes to Delay OT Rule But Employers Are Not Out of the Woods Yet

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Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill, H.R. 6094 (the “bill” referred to as the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Nonprofits Act), that would delay the effective date of the...more

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Insights Newsletter - June 2016

TO SUFFER OR PERMIT: How The Broad Scope Of The Fair Labor Standards Act Is Increasing The Risk Of Doing Business - 2016 is shaping up to be a troubling one for employers subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor...more

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Littler Principal Tammy McCutchen Highlights the Flaws in the DOL's Proposed Overtime Rules to Senate Small Business Committee

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With publication of the Department of Labor's final overtime rule imminent, Littler Principal Tammy McCutchen testified before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on May 11, 2016, about how the...more

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Is the DOL Lowering the Salary Threshold in its Overtime Regulations?

As the Office of Management and Budget continues to consider the DOL’s proposed regulations – to drastically increase the minimum salary that employees must be paid in order to be exempt from payment of overtime – industry...more

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Small Business: Record Your Employees' Time!

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Over the years I've had the opportunity to represent and advise a number of small businesses on wage and hour issues. Small businesses are understandably reticent to spend money on legal fees, so my first contact with many of...more

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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Overtime Rule

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The Department of Labor's controversial proposed changes to the "white collar" overtime exemption regulations came under fire during a House Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations hearing on October 8,...more

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What Employers Must Know About Wage and Hour Law

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This year, according to a recent Syracuse University study, federal courts are on track to handle a record number of wage-and-hour lawsuits stemming from violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which establishes...more

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Spring Regulatory Agenda Sets Forth New Deadlines, Proposals

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In keeping with past practice, federal agencies released their spring regulatory agendas on the eve of a holiday weekend. These semiannual reports list all of the federal agency regulations currently under development or...more

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Can An Owner Be Personally Liable For Wages?

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You’ve set up a your business as an LLC or a Corporation and followed all of the legal requirements to keep the business up under Texas law. ...more

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