The holiday season is almost upon us, and with it comes one of the largest “gifts” the U.S. Department of Labor has ever provided – the new Final Rule on overtime pay effective December 1, 2016. Unfortunately for employers, this gift is heavily weighted in favor of increasing the scope of overtime pay for employees,… Read More »
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Employment Law In Focus – October 2016
Employment Law In Focus – August 2016
With apologies to Shakespeare, “To hire or not to hire – is that the question?” One of the latest employment law debates around the country involves the practice of checking the criminal records of applicants for employment. Driven by the legitimate desire to hire only the best qualified and “safest” employees, many companies ask in… Read More »
Employment Law In Focus
As you may have already heard, one of the latest examples of unfriendly rulemaking directed at employers from the U.S. Department of Labor concerns regulations that adopt a new interpretation of the “persuader” reporting requirements under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. The key points of those requirements are outlined below – and unless… Read More »
Employment Law In Focus
Just when businesses thought it couldn’t get any crazier with developments out of Washington, along came May 18, 2016. That’s when the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor released its long-awaited and much-contested Final Rule regarding changes to the regulations governing who is an executive, administrative, professional, or highly-compensated employee under the Fair… Read More »
Employment Law In Focus – HB2
Ken Carlson of Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP writes: The “hottest” news in North Carolina employment law these days is arguably the most publicized – and polarizing – statute to have ever come out of Raleigh. At least in modern times. It’s officially called “An Act to Provide for Single-Sex Multiple Occupancy Bathroom and Changing… Read More »
Employment Law In Focus
This month’s Employment Law in Focus column addresses two hot-button items that can have a direct impact on how employers pay their workers: (1) the DOL’s proposed “final rule” addressing expanded eligibility for overtime pay; and (2) DOL interpretations of employee v. independent contractor status. Proposed Final Rule on Overtime Exemptions Close to Adoption In… Read More »