This year, New York City and New York State advanced a series of legislative and regulatory proposals affecting New York’s businesses and their employees. Following four public hearings across the
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A Closer Look At FLSA’s Computer Professional Exemption
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Posted in FLSA
Shareholder Jerrold Goldberg, with the assistance of Practice Group Attorney Melanie Sarver, recently published an article in Law360 discussing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA requires the payment…
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OSHA Gets a Green Light: Court Refuses to Stop OSHA from Enforcing its New Anti-Retaliation Standards
By Michael G. Murphy & Adam Roseman on
Posted in Department of Labor, OSHA
On Nov. 28, 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas declined to grant a nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining the Department of Labor (DOL) and the…
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Court Stays DOL Overtime Rule, Holds Increased Salary Test Impermissibly ‘Supplants’ Duties Tests
The proposed overtime rules will not go into effect on Dec. 1. In a closely-watched case brought by 21 states (and joined by numerous business organizations) challenging the Department of…
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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Revising Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors
By Johnine P. Barnes on
Posted in Department of Labor, Discrimination
On June 14, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final rule updating the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Program’s regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. The…
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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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The ARB Potentially Broadens Protected Activity Under Sarbanes-Oxley
By Adam Roseman on
Just when employers thought that the anti-retaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), 15 U.S.C. § 1514A, already covered a broad range of protected conduct, the Department of…
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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
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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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