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2019 California Legislative Update For Employers - It’s been a busy session for the California Legislature, passing multiple employment-related bills that Governor Newsom has signed or that are awaiting his signature. The Governor has until October...By: Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP

The 2019 Final Rule formally rescinds the Obama Administration’s 2016 Final Rule and increases the current minimum salary level by almost 50 percent and the current exemption salary level for highly compensated employees by less than 8 percent. The...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

In his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump frequently expressed populist themes, rhetorically criticizing “big business” and “special interests,” and signaled an activist antitrust agenda with his comment in October 2016 that a major telecom...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

This week the United States Supreme Court commenced its 2019-2020 term, during which it will examine significant questions related to the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Yesterday, on October 8th, the Court heard oral argument in...By: Stoel Rives - World of Employment

Senior negotiators from the U.S. and China will officially resume trade negotiations today, “with higher tariffs looming if [they] fail to break a five-month stalemate.” The U.S.’s moves this week to blacklist 28 Chinese tech companies and suspend...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

When having unique events to promote your business, I think you need to make it memorable because I’ve been to too many forgettable industry events. Creating lasting memories helps your business because people end up remembering you....By: Ary Rosenbaum

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published its final rule governing overtime obligations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). An employee covered by the FLSA must receive overtime pay for all hours worked over 40...By: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Seyfarth Synopsis: Maryland has expanded employer liability for workplace harassment this week. Legislation taking effect on October 1, 2019, amended Maryland’s non-discrimination laws by expanding the definition of employee to include independent...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

While campaigning for President in 1932, Franklin Roosevelt promised a crowd in Pittsburgh that he’d balance the federal budget while cutting “government operations” by 25 per cent. When he returned to Pittsburgh during his 1936 campaign, Roosevelt...By: McDermott Will & Emery

Dear Littler: I am a manager at a mid-size company in Florida. An employee just asked for time off so that she can help her sister, who lives with her, deal with issues related to abusive behavior by the sister’s boyfriend. We have a leave policy in...By: Littler