As we reported previously, in September 2016, 21 U.S. states filed a lawsuit to enjoin the implementation of the long-anticipated Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) regulations, which were scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2016. The states argued that the Department of Labor’s regulations (the “Final Rule”) would force states and businesses to … Continue Reading
As we have previously reported, the final FLSA overtime rule is set to go into effect on December 1, 2016—now just days away. The new rule raises the salary threshold for workers to qualify as exempt from overtime pay requirements from $455 to $913 per week (or from $23,660 to $47,476 per year), and increases … Continue Reading
On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a motion for summary judgment filed by a group of employers and law firms against the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) new interpretation of the persuader rule, and entered a nationwide permanent injunction barring the rule’s application. The Labor Management Reporting and … Continue Reading
On Thursday, the US Department of Labor released the long-awaited final rule that requires federal contractors to provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year to employees. The final rule implements President Obama’s 2015 executive order and is expected to impact more than 1.1 million workers. Effective Date: The rule will apply … Continue Reading
Yesterday was a busy day, with the announcement of two long-awaited final rules from the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”). The EEOC released the final version of the revised EEO-1 form, and the DOL released the final paid sick leave rule for federal contractors. (And, as we reported yesterday, the U.S. House … Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its poster for “Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The new poster adds information on lactation breaks and worker (mis)classification. Additionally, the DOL has made its new poster tech-friendly by including a scannable QR code which takes employees directly to the DOL website. The poster … Continue Reading
As most of you know, in May 2016 the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited Final Rule modernizing the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) white-collar exemptions to the overtime requirements of the FLSA. See our rundown of the changes in our earlier post here. The new rule is scheduled to take effect December 1, … Continue Reading
On October 25, 2016, the final rule implementing President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order (E.O. 13676) will go into effect. The final rule was released by the FAR Council on August 24, 2016. Final guidance addressing key provisions of the final rule was simultaneously released by the U.S. Department of Labor. The … Continue Reading
Less than a week after a federal judge in Minnesota refused to enjoin the Department of Labor’s new Persuader Rule, and three days before the rule is set to take effect, a federal district judge in Texas has issued a sweeping order prohibiting the DOL from implementing its new rule. We discussed last week how … Continue Reading
We kicked off the week by reminding you the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new “persuader” rules are set to take effect July 1. The DOL’s new rules expand the circumstances under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (“LMRDA”) in which employers, labor consultants, and law firms must report fees and expenses associated with activity aimed … Continue Reading
Starting July 1, law firms doing labor and employment work could be required to disclose information about all of their labor and employment clients unless the firm has agreements in place prior to July 1 with those clients regarding “persuader” activity. The U.S. Department of Labor released new rules in March expanding the circumstances in … Continue Reading
