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30 FAQs about the New Rule - The Department of Labor (“DOL”) unveiled the final version of its overtime exemption rule (the “Rule”), which sets the annual salary threshold for exempt employees to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”)...By: Dickinson Wright

A company providing services to the Colorado marijuana industry recently moved to dismiss an employee’s claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The company argued that the court lacked jurisdiction over the claim because marijuana is an unlawful...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

A Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Paul DeCamp, Member of the Firm: On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule increasing the annual salary threshold for overtime pay to $35,568...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Title VII, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, does not contain any explicit protections for sexual orientation, gender identity, or transgender status. This past April, the...By: Roetzel & Andress

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its long-awaited Final Rule stating that all employees who make less than $684 a week, or $35,568 per year, must earn overtime pay. This new requirement replaces the current threshold of $465 per week, or...By: Akerman LLP

On September 23, 2019, the Treasury Department and IRS published final regulations for hardship distributions from both 401(k) and 403(b) plans (the “Final Regulations”). Essentially the hardship distributions changes relax the hardship distribution...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On September 13, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted certification of a class of independent contractor drivers who delivered packages through Dynamex Operations East for Google Express. Ouadani v. Dynamex...By: Proskauer - Class & Collective Actions

In February 2019, the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One ruled that the Arizona State Legislature overstepped its authority in 2016, when it prohibited Arizona cities and other municipalities from enacting their own employee benefits ordinances....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

What is privilege? Privilege is a well-known right entitling a person who is involved in legal proceedings, in certain circumstances, to withhold documents from inspection by their opponent during the disclosure process. The privilege in the...By: Dentons

In 2017 and 2018, Illinois lawmakers tried twice to close the gender pay gap by prohibiting employers from seeking information about an applicant’s salary history and expanding existing pay equity protections. Both attempts were vetoed by former...By: Epstein Becker & Green