by e-LawLines | Dec 1, 2016 | Employment Law
A federal district judge has issued an injunction that the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule increasing the minimum salary level to qualify for “exempt” status under the FLSA will not take effect as scheduled for Dec. 1, 2016. Judge Amos Mazzant of the U.S....
by e-LawLines | Nov 18, 2016 | Employment Law
A ruling is expected to be issued soon from a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas concerning a legal challenge to planned implementation on December 1st of the new salary test under the Fair Labor...
by e-LawLines | Nov 16, 2016 | Employment Law
A tricky connection between the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and overtime is just one more thing with which employers need to be aware with the change to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salary test that takes effect December 1, 2016. Beginning in December, an...
by e-LawLines | Nov 14, 2016 | Employment Law
The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a class action decision in favor of employees who sought overtime pay for time spent “donning and doffing” protective gear at a pork processing plant, pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA.) The employees at a Tyson...
by e-LawLines | Oct 10, 2016 | Employment Law
With the upcoming Presidential Election looming, some people may still be determining which candidate will get their vote, but others are more concerned with finding the time to actually get to the polls. Did you know that there are state laws that require employers...
by e-LawLines | Aug 3, 2016 | Employment Law
The most significant change in years to the Fair Labor Standards Act will require that an employee paid $913 a week (or $47,476 per year) or more be exempt from overtime pay. Currently, employers are exempt from paying overtime for employees who make more than $455...
