It’s no secret that Donald Trump is fulfilling his signature campaign promise to address immigration reform. So far, most of the media attention has been on the U.S.-Mexico border wall and the travel/refugee ban. For employers, however, other issues require attention.
One major issue requiring employers’ attention is I-9 compliance. In an Executive Order issued
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
On November 8, 2016, voters in Youngstown, Ohio approved a measure to amend their city charter and provide a “Part-Time Workers’ Bill of Rights,” which will impose significant added requirements on employers of part-time workers throughout the city. City council in Cleveland, Ohio refused to add a similar measure to its ballot. Both “get out
With the election a week away we thought our viewers might like to see the various positions of the candidates on several critical labor and employment matters.
Co-Authored by: Michael J. Frantz and Megan E. Bennett
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
Employers in union settings know that they generally cannot make changes to their employees’ wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment without first negotiating to impasse with the union. The exception to this rule has historically been that the employers could make changes, as long as they could show that their labor contract
On July 13, 2016, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released a proposed revised Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (“Proposed Revision”). This slightly changes the original EEOC proposal to add compensation and hours worked data to the EEO-1 Report. An example of the proposed EEO-1 report can be found here. The
After months of waiting and speculation, the White House later today will release a new rule that could make more than four million Americans eligible for overtime pay. The rule will become effective in December, and will do the following:
Based upon information received from a number of sources, it now appears that the Department of Labor’s controversial changes to the rules governing the white collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act will be finalized and published in the coming weeks – potentially as early as next week. Once published, it is expected that
On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed rules that will significantly increase the minimum salary threshold required for an employee to be classified as exempt for purposes of overtime pay under federal law. It is expected that nearly 5 million additional workers will become eligible for overtime pay within the first