On Nov. 22, 2016, a Texas federal court stayed implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule amendment which would have roughly doubled the minimum salary threshold for many
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Employers With Arbitration Programs Need To Read This – Sixth Circuit Refuses To Stop Collective Action Notice To Employees with Individual Arbitration Agreements
By Christiana L. Signs & Jim Boudreau on
Posted in Arbitration, FLSA
A Sixth Circuit opinion filed this week reaffirms what experienced Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) attorneys have known for some time: when it comes to employer arbitration programs, they are…
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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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Roundtable Discussion – New DOL Overtime Regulations
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On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Greenberg Traurig’s Las Vegas office, and Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Greenberg Traurig’s Phoenix office, GT will host a Roundtable Discussion regarding the new …
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The New Overtime Regulations and Their Impact on the Salary Basis Test
By Todd Wozniak on
As we previously discussed here, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently changed the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s or the Act’s) Salary Level and Salary Basis tests…
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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Boosting Minimum Salary for Overtime Exemptions
By Jerrold Goldberg on
Posted in Department of Labor, FLSA
On May 18, 2016, President Obama and U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez announced the issuance of the Final Rule updating the salary requirements of the Fair Labor Standards…
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What the New Final White Collar FLSA Regulations Mean for California Employers
By James Nelson on
Posted in Department of Labor, FLSA
As it really is not in the GT California Labor and Employment Group’s interest for this to be the final straw that causes national employers to throw up their hands…
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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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Greenberg Traurig’s Jim Boudreau Quoted in Bloomberg BNA’s Labor and Employment Blog Series
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Posted in Federal Law, FLSA
Jim Boudreau, shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, was recently quoted in two articles in Bloomberg BNA’s Labor and Employment Blog series discussing issues relating to Article III in Fair Labor Standards…
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