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The fluctuating workweek (FWW) pay method allows employers to pay salaried, nonexempt employees a fixed salary, regardless of the number of hours worked per week. Under the FWW method, employees who work more than 40-hours per week are paid overtime...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

In an article published in the Winter issue of Employee Relations Law Journal, Burr attorneys Christine Tenley, Nina Maja Bergmar and Miya Moore discuss components of a robust workplace safety protocol aimed at both preventing and confronting...By: Burr & Forman

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Perspectives, our quarterly publication featuring news, trends and legal developments in the private equity industry. We are thrilled to launch this new publication, which includes contributions from a cross section...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

The number of CFIUS notices filed is growing, more cases are extending into an investigation phase, and instances of pulling and refiling CFIUS notices are increasing. On November 22, 2019, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

On October 30, 2019, the Safe Time Leave Law (“Law”) in New York’s Westchester County went into effect. To help employers comply with their obligations under the Law and to advise employees of their rights, the County has published several resources...By: Epstein Becker & Green

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has published a final rule increasing the fee to use its Premium Processing Service from $1,410 to $1,440. The new fee will take effect on December 2, 2019, and requests for Premium...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Employees subjected to sexual harassment have long been able to bring legal claims under Title VII alleging creation of a hostile and offensive working environment. Over time, these legal principles extended to other classifications protected under...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, November 22, 2019, the trial court presiding over the San Antonio paid sick leave (“PSL”) lawsuit enjoined the City of San Antonio’s amended Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (“SSLO”). While the SSLO is no longer scheduled...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On November 21, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (“DLI”) formally withdrew new regulations that would have increased the minimum salary requirements for the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act’s (“PMWA”) white-collar exemptions. The...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Seattle just joined New York City as one of the few locations in the country to pass minimum wage legislation for ride-share drivers, the city’s latest attempt to regulate the gig economy. Under the “Fair Share” program pushed by Mayor Jenny Durkan...By: Fisher Phillips