Last month, twenty-one states sued the US Department of Labor challenging the implementation of new modernized overtime rules which promise to expand overtime eligibility to 5 million workers, including nearly all salaried employees who earn up to $47,476. Hours later, in the same federal court, fifty business groups, including the […]
New Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules go into effect on December 1, 2016, expanding overtime eligibility to 5 million workers including nearly all salaried employees who earn up to $47,476. That’s right, currently exempt salaried employees who make less than $47,476 are likely to be entitled to overtime under […]
With the rapid changes in social media and the addition of livestreaming video, it seems impossible to keep workplace policies up to date. But, that doesn’t mean you should not try. Consider Facebook Live which launched in April 2016 with an aggressive push to get regular users to watch and […]
On April 5, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to guarantee new parents time off that is fully paid to provide care for their new child. While the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) has long required that employers with 50 or more employees provide 12 weeks of […]
This year is expected to bring expanded employer liability for employment discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s higher focus on LGBT rights, pregnancy discrimination, and hiring practices. LGBT Discrimination For the first time, the EEOC has filed suit against two private employers on behalf of employees alleging sexual orientation […]