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The wait for new overtime rules is over. As you may recall, the U.S. Department of Labor released a Final Rule which was to go into effect on December 1, 2016, but, due to a court-issued injunction, followed by change of administration, it never...By: Flaster Greenberg PC

David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented “Detecting Elder Abuse and The Duty to Report Financial Exploitation” to the Southwest Association of Bank Counsel on Thursday, September 26, 2019, in Santa Fe, New...By: Winstead PC

On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final version of its long-awaited overtime exemption rules, replacing the previously-enjoined 2016 rule (Rule)....By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Job descriptions are a crucial part of recruitment and hiring, and of performing an Equal Pay Act Analysis, classifying employees for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and developing reasonable accommodations under the Americans with...By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit recently vacated a district court’s order compelling arbitration in a putative class action brought by a driver of a ridesharing company, finding that the plaintiff and other drivers who transport people...By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

As the U.S. economy enters its tenth year of continuous growth, cities are responding with ways to harness development pressure for affordable housing and for job creation and training. Boston’s elected officials are advancing several proposals that...By: Goulston & Storrs PC

After much anticipation, the United States Department of Labor has issued a final overtime rule that will increase the overtime-exempt earning salary threshold under the FLSA. The rule will take effect on January 1, 2020. The DOL’s estimates indicate...By: Sands Anderson PC

Weekly Wrap - Happy fall! The first week of autumn brought a busy legislature with it this week, as both the House of Representatives and Senate were in Harrisburg for three full days of session....By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

In a much-anticipated move, the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") announced yesterday the final version of its new overtime exemption rule for the “white collar” exemptions. The rule sets a new minimum annual salary threshold that employees...By: Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

Audits Are on the Rise - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has always had the authority to request and review the Forms I-9 for any employer. ICE audits quadrupled in 2018 over the previous year, and the agency stated it “is carrying out its...By: Lane Powell PC