US Open caterers claim they’ve not been paid Some of the players involved earn $millions, but at this week’s US Open Tennis Tournament, a protest was … Read more
6 Ways to Minimize the Impact of the New US Overtime Rules
Massive changes to existing and long established overtime regulations have recently taken place in the US that will make an estimated 1.3 million more … Read more
September’s Top Employment News: Overtime and California’s Classification Law
This Employment Law This Week® monthly rundown updates some of the most important employment law developments of the past month: DOL issues final overtime … Read more
New US Overtime Rule Pushes Pay Threshold to $35,568
The US Department of Labor announced today new overtime pay rules that will make 1.3 million more workers eligible for time and a half. Beginning Jan. 1, … Read more
You Need to Prepare Now For the New OT Rules
Late last month, the IRS released a draft of the 2020 form W-4. The IRS is now accepting comments and suggestions before issuing a “near final” draft next … Read more
DOL Proposes New OT Pay Threshold Affecting 1.3 Million More Workers
An additional 1.3 million workers could be eligible for overtime pay under a new compensation threshold proposed by the US Department of Labor. The DOL is … Read more
Employment Law Update: New Overtime Rule Coming; Court Limits Arbitration Power
This episode of Epstein Becker Green’s Employment Law This Week® features a recap of the biggest labor and employment law news from January 2019. … Read more
5 Reasons Why Working Too Many Hours Is a Bad Idea
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
Doing Business In California? Be Sure You Comply With These New Employment Rules
Every year, the California legislature churns out new laws regulating employment in the Golden State and 2017 was no different. As Trump appointees at the … Read more
Court Strikes Down Overtime Pay Rule
The Department of Labor rule that would have compelled employers to pay overtime to millions of more workers has been struck down by a federal court in … Read more
Labor Department Asks Employers For Input On Revising Overtime Rules
Editor’s note: The DOL rule raising the minimum pay threshold to $913 a week to determine who had to be paid overtime was to have taken effect … Read more
House Passes Comp Time Bill
A bill allowing employers to pay workers in comp time rather than cash for overtime hours was passed by the House today. On a largely partisan lines, the … Read more
Congress Weighing Comp Time In Lieu of OT
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, when a non-exempt employee works more than 40 hours in a workweek, that employee gets paid overtime at time-and-a-half … Read more
Burnout Is Sabotaging Retention
I don’t know much about the massage industry, but it occurs to me it must be riding high these days. Everywhere I look, companies are providing employees … Read more
What Employers Can Expect In the First Days of the Trump Administration
There are many pieces of legislation or policy matters affecting the employee experience that are likely to be in flux during the first part of Mr. Trump’s … Read more
With the New Overtime Rule In Limbo, What Should You Do?
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule didn’t take effect on December 1 as many thought it would. Instead, it was temporarily blocked by a … Read more
How to Tell Workers They Won’t Be Getting Overtime
This spring, an estimated four million Americans became eligible for overtime pay, with a new overtime rule doubling the salary threshold to automatic … Read more
Judge Suspends Overtime Rule
A federal district court judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily stopping new rules on overtime pay from taking effect. Beginning Dec. 1, employers would … Read more
Chamber Readying Lawsuit Over OT Rules
There are 78 days left until the new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rules take effect. However, according the a recent report from Chris Opfer and Ben … Read more
Special Handling May Be Required For Your Younger Workers Affected by the OT Rules
Under new overtime regulations set to become law on December 1st, approximately 4.2 million salaried employees will be reclassified as nonexempt employees … Read more