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U.S.S.C.: DOL Acted Within Its Rulemaking Authority When It Withdrew Its...
Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. In a widely anticipated decision, a unanimous Supreme Court today held that the DOL acted properly within its authority in 2010 when it withdrew its prior administrative...
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President Obama Announces That Threshold Salary for FLSA’s White Collar...
In an Op-Ed penned by President Obama on the website Huffington Post, the new proposed overtime rules from the administration officially began their roll-out. Most significantly, the new rules more...
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D.D.C.: Revised Regulations re Companionship Exemption Reinstated; DOL Acted...
Home Care Association of America v. Weil This case was before the D.C. Circuit on the Department of Labor’s appeal of a lower court’s decision that held the DOL’s recent amendments to the companionship...
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9th Cir.: Employers May NOT Retain Employee Tips Even Where They Do Not Take...
Oregon Rest. & Lodging Ass’n v. Perez In a case that will likely have very wide-reaching effects, this week the Ninth Circuit reversed 2 lower court decisions which has invalidated the Department...
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DOL Issues Final Overtime Rule, Expanding Overtime Pay for Over 4 Million...
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) Announced its long-awaited final rule regarding the update to the existing overtime rules. The new rule is set to take effect on December 1, 2016. Most...
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USDOL Announces the Reinstatement of Issuance of Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it will reinstate the issuance of opinion letters, a practice that was widespread under some prior administrations, but which it elected to forego...
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3d Cir.: Employer Must Pay for All Breaks Shorter Than 20 Minutes...
Secretary United States Department of Labor v. American Future Systems, Inc. This case was before the Third Circuit on appeal by the employer. The district court granted the DOL’s motion for summary...
View ArticleBudget Bill Limits Circumstances Under Which Employers Can Use Tip Pools;...
After contentious negotiations and threatened government shutdowns, on March 23, the President signed the 2018 Budget Bill into law. Of significance here, the bill resolved several longstanding...
View ArticleDOL Publishes Final Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for White Collar...
Following a court decision which struck down the prior regulations promulgated by the Obama administration, which would have rendered for more employees overtime eligible, the Trump has now increased...
View ArticleTrump DOL Announces Proposed Rule for Tip Credit Provisions To Permit...
Although it has long been the law that the owners and managers of restaurants, bars and other businesses employing tipped employees may not keep or share in any portion of tipped employees tips, the...
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