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Reminder: Jan. 1, 2020, Effective Date Quickly Approaching for New Overtime Rules
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Posted in Compensation, Department of Labor, Employee Classifications, Federal Law, FLSA, GT Alert, overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) final rule raising the annual minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional employees is…
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Department of Labor Announces Final Changes to Overtime Rules
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Sept. 24, 2019, announced a final rule raising the annual minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions for…
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Reinstates Collection of EEO-1 Component 2 Data: Pay Data Collection for Calendar Years 2017 and 2018
By M. Allyson Lumpkin & Greenberg Traurig on
September is coming, and a chilly wind is blowing for employers with more than 100 employees. By Sept. 30, 2019, employers must submit EEO-1 Component 2 data, employee wage and…
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Department of Labor Proposes Changes to Overtime Rules
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on March 7, 2019, issued a new proposed rule raising the annual minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions…
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Closing the Salary Gap & Practical Tips for Employers
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Posted in Department of Labor, Wage & Hour
Given the national spotlight on pay equity, in 2016 there was a radical change in the equal pay legal landscape, as federal administrative agencies and states implemented laws and regulations…
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DOL Announces Reversal of Employee/Independent Contractor Classification & Joint Employer Guidance
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Posted in Employee Classifications, FLSA
On June 7, 2017, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) reversed its previous guidance issued during the administration of President Barack Obama that broadened the circumstances in which employers…
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House of Representatives Passes Overtime Bill to Give Workers Time Off Instead of Time-And-A-Half Pay
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Posted in FLSA
On May 2, 2017, the United States House of Representatives (the House) passed the Working Families Flexibility Act (the Act), which would give workers the option of receiving paid time…
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11th Circuit Upholds Longstanding Precedent: Sexual Orientation Claims Are Not Cognizable Under Title VII
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Posted in Discrimination
On March 10, 2017, in Evans v. Ga. Reg’l Hosp., No. 15-15234, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 4301 (11th Cir. Mar. 10, 2017), the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in…
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Final Rule Change to FLSA Salary and Salary Basis Tests for Overtime Exemption
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Posted in Department of Labor, FLSA
On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled new overtime regulations that represent the largest change in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in over two-decades. …
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