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Seyfarth Synopsis: The United States Department of Labor (DOL) released its final overtime rule on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, increasing the minimum salary level for exempt status to $35,568 per year for a full-time employee under the federal Fair...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued proposed regulations to expand its jurisdiction to cover certain transactions by non-U.S. persons involving...By: Dechert LLP

Rejecting the motivating factor causation standard, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declared that the “but-for” standard of causation applies to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination claims....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The top three stories in National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) news in recent weeks include (1) a decision holding that the misclassification of workers does not constitute an independent violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), (2) a...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Earlier this year, HR Legalist updated readers about a proposed rule unveiled by the Trump Administration’s Department of Labor (“DOL”) that would increase the salary threshold, under which all employees must be paid overtime wages, to over...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

The Americans with Disabilities Act not only provides protections for disabled persons but also those “regarded as” having a disability, even if they are healthy. On September 12, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes Georgia)...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Employees of cannabis companies have the same rights as workers who are employed by any other entity. A California cannabis company knowingly withheld wages, meal breaks and rest periods from its employees, according to a lawsuit filed by a former...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

One of the foremost threats companies face today is that posed by cybercriminals, and the unique vulnerabilities of companies in the oil and gas sector create heightened cybersecurity risks for those pursing transactions in the sector. A 2019 study...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

On a party-line vote. Yesterday afternoon, the Senate confirmed Eugene Scalia as the new Secretary of Labor, replacing Alexander Acosta, who resigned in July because of his role in a Jeffrey Epstein federal plea deal....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

In follow up to our previous posting regarding the June 11, 2019, delay to the start of the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program, Massachusetts employers are reminded of the following deadlines for the PFML program...By: Cooley LLP