In May 2016, the Department of Labor published its final rule, more than doubling the threshold for overtime pay. In December 2016, a federal court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction preventing enforcement.
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The legal environment for the school bus industry was active in 2016. For a summary of the most talked about legal topics of the past year, contact RC Kelly Law Associates for our article titled "Legal Updates for School Bus Contractors The 2016 Year in Review"
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1/20/2017| Reference Number : 83.0| Legal | Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),
Seatbelts,
Pennsylvania Right to Know Law,
Walling Test,
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),
Legal Updates,
Training,
Bidding,
Privacy,
House Bill 2274,
Nevada v US DOL,
Hurst v First Student Inc,
Hawkins and Fox43v Central Dauphin School District |
Who is hourly and who is salary in your organization? That could all change soon. In July, 2015 the Department of Labor (DOL) gave notice of a proposed rule making that would increase the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum salary threshold for employee exemptions from overtime protections. The proposed change is dramatic enough to affect 5 million workers and require most employers to restructure the nature of jobs and their workforce to comply with the Act. The changes are expected to be p...
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