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Wage and Hour
Judge blocks increase in salary threshold for white-collar employees
A Texas judge blocked the planned increase in the salary threshold for white-collar overtime exemptions. Employers can pause adjustments but should review current compliance and future updates.
DOL increased the salary threshold for exempt employees
The U.S. Department of Labor, or DOL, issued a new rule that has increased the salary threshold for “white collar” or executive, administrative, and professional employees who are otherwise exempt from overtime in two stages.
Your independent contractors may actually be your employees
A new federal independent contractor rule set to go into effect as of this writing may impact your business, or it may not. As it turns out, what was old is now new. This “new” U.S. Department of Labor rule is a reinstatement of the pre-Trump administration rule.
Overtime Pay May Now Cost More
A new federal overtime proposal may cost employers a total of $1.2 billion. And that’s only in the first year, and it doesn’t include administrative costs.
Do you have a gender wage gap?
Don’t be like Goldman Sachs. Close your gender wage gaps before you have to pay millions. Otherwise, you may be forced to close your doors.
Nursing mothers have rights, too
The PUMP Act (Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers), the law requires employers to provide reasonable break time for workers to express breast milk in a private place other than a bathroom.
There’s no such thing as a free intern
Free interns can prove costly if they become employee plaintiffs in a lawsuit or Department of Labor complaint. Picture this: Your college-aged daughter works in an office from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., five days a week, answering phones and making coffee and photocopies. And she does this for no pay, no career training and no academic credit.