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On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled the final version of its new overtime salary basis rule. The new rule increases the minimum salary threshold for salary-based overtime exemptions from $455 per week (or $23,600...By: Foley Hoag LLP

California employers set to comply with the new sexual harassment training requirements arising out of last year’s Senate Bill 1343 got a recent reprieve with new legislation that provides a partial one-year extension....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Claims of racial bias brought by a black nurse who was reassigned by her employer after a white patient complained can move forward, a federal court in Michigan ruled, writing that any intentional use of race—even for benign motives—must be subjected...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

After years of uncertainty, on September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor released a Final Rule making changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime regulations. BACKGROUND - Since 2004, there had been no significant changes in the...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Labor and Employment attorneys Linda Auerbach Allderdice and Michael Maroney break down independent contractor misclassification in the transportation industry. They explain that if you are doing business in Massachusetts, California, New Jersey or...By: Holland & Knight LLP

The NLRB issued a number of recent decisions helpful for employers – both non-union and unionized – related to the (1) enforceability of class/collective action waivers and arbitration agreements, (2) application of the National Labor Relations Act...By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Just last year, the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal. 5th 903 (“Dynamex”) abruptly replaced the longstanding test in California for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor (versus an...By: Blank Rome LLP

Complex construction projects have many moving parts and numerous stakeholders.  Each project often contains its own unique challenges and obstacles.  Finding the right solution does not often come by trying to utilize a one-size-fits-all approach. ...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

With the increase in communication and notices being sent to customers in multiple industries, one area companies in the 21st century need to be well aware of relates to communication disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finalized revisions to the regulations governing hardship distributions under 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The final regulations make some subtle but important changes to the regulations that were issued in proposed...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP