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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

On September 18, 2019, Governor Newson signed Assembly Bill No. 5 - legislation that changes the law in California for determining whether a worker should be classified as an “independent contractor” or as an “employee.” The law, which goes into...By: Allen Matkins

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule regarding the salary threshold for exemption from overtime, raising the salary threshold to $684 per week ($35,568 annually) versus the previous $455 per week ($23,660...By: Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

In the waning days of the legislative session, the California Legislature this month passed several notable measures amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). While the Legislature surprised many by rejecting a number of industry-backed...By: Goodwin

On September 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule relating to exemptions and overtime. The most significant change for employers is an increase to the salary threshold for exempt employees up to $35,568 from the $23,660...By: Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

In the three-year old saga regarding anticipated changes to the minimum salary threshold for overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the latest—and probably final—development occurred yesterday, September 24, 2019, when the US...By: Dentons

For a long time, the game in retirement planning for income and estate tax purposes has been to maximize tax deferral while preserving the ability to payout distributions over the longest period of time possible, i.e. the so-called Stretch IRA. Truth...By: Gerald Nowotny

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

On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council passed an expansive fair workweek ordinance, effective July 1, 2020. The onerous ordinance has many significant impacts for larger employers, and as with minimum wage, paid sick leave, and even cannabis...By: SmithAmundsen LLC

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