In a much-welcomed eleventh-hour ruling yesterday, the United States District Court in the Eastern Division of Texas issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) from implementing changes to overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule, which nearly doubles the salary threshold for
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Provide Employees Paid Sick Leave
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released its final rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide their employees with paid sick leave each year. This rule implements Executive Order 13706, which President Obama signed in September 2015. The rule takes effect on November 29, 2016, though generally it applies only to new contracts that
21 States and Private Sector Groups File Texas Lawsuits Seeking to Stop the DOL’s New Overtime Rules From Taking Effect on December 1
With the clock counting down toward the December 1, 2016, effective date of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rules, officials from 21 states have stepped forward to try to stop the DOL in its tracks. In particular, on September 20, 2016, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, backed by 21 state officials from across
Are You Preparing for the Changes to the Overtime Rules?
By now most employers are (hopefully) aware that the U.S. Department of Labor has significantly changed some of the rules governing exemptions from the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The revised regulations will go into effect on December 1, 2016, and they will principally do the following:
- Immediately double the
The Controversial Persuader Rule Blocked By a Preliminary Injunction
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its Persuader Activity Advice Exemption Rule (“persuader rule”), which requires attorneys and consultants who communicate with employers regarding certain labor relation activities to file a report disclosing the terms of their arrangement, including payments. Since the persuader rule was issued in final form, multiple lawsuits have been