By now, employers are certainly well aware that on November 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction that effectively prevented the implementation and enforcement of the new Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulations regarding the exemptions from
Continue Reading Federal Judge in Texas Issues Final Ruling Striking Down New Overtime Rule
Today, July 26, 2017, the Department of Labor issued a Request for Information seeking notice and comment from the public before issuing revised proposed regulations regarding the minimum salary level required to meet the executive, administrative, and salary level exemption
Continue Reading DOL Rolls Back Its 2016 FLSA Overtime Rule
As this blog previously covered here and here, the United States Department of Labor under President Obama cracked down on misclassification of workers as independent contractors and broadly interpreted who was considered a “joint employer.” Today, new U.S. Secretary of
Continue Reading Breaking: Department of Labor Withdraws Guidance on Joint Employment, Independent Contractors
The plethora of litigation against restaurants for alleged improper tip practices continues. Follow this link to see new litigation brought against a restaurant for requiring tipped employees to perform non-tipped work.
If a restaurant takes a tip credit, those employees
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