The Fair Labor Standards Act’s regulations are changing again. These changes involve joint employment under the FLSA, which is important because joint employers are individually and jointly responsible for FLSA compliance and legally liable for violations. According to the Department of Labor, the revised regulations will reduce uncertainty over joint...
It’s not déjà vu. The Department of Labor is trying to change the white-collar overtime exemptions …again. On March 22, 2019, the DOL published a proposed rule that would increase the minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s executive, administrative and professional overtime exemptions. The DOL estimates...
What is the most recent development involving Fair Labor Standards Act? Here’s a hint. It’s not the highly-publicized rise and fall of those new white-collar overtime exemption regulations. In fact, quite a bit has happened since the Department of Labor officially abandoned its fight for...
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Fair Labor Standards Act's new white-collar overtime exemption regulations. Ten days before their effective date, District Court Judge Amos Mazzant issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that temporarily prohibits the Department of Labor from implementing and enforcing the...
On December 1, 2016, it will be more expensive for employers to take advantage of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) so-called white collar overtime exemptions. Since FLSA violations have always been expensive, employers should begin the process of determining whether and to what extent...
A recent decision by the Florida Supreme Court may soon have employers paying substantially more for workers’ compensation insurance. In Castellanos v. Next Door Company, the Court ruled that Florida’s mandatory workers’ compensation attorney fee schedule is unconstitutional. In response to this ruling, the National...
Over two years ago, the possibility of new overtime rules for white-collar employees under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) first appeared on the horizon. Last year, the Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed revisions to overtime exemption regulations, including those for executive, administrative and...
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are designed to help employees prevent, identify and resolve various personal issues and matters. Many employers include EAPs in their benefits packages to enhance employee effectiveness and maintain workplace productivity. In addition to providing benefits like pre-paid legal, crisis intervention or...
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued final rules implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (Act). Though interim final rules implementing the Act were published and became effective in 2010,...
On September 11, 2013, the United States Department of Labor announced that employers will not be fined or penalized under the Affordable Care Act for failing to provide employees with notice about coverage options available through the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace (Exchanges). This comes just...