On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a permanent nationwide injunction striking down the DOL’s efforts to vastly expand the type of “persuader” activities subject to public reporting under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). See Nat’l Fed’n of Independent Bus. v. Perez, No.
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US DOL Releases Final Rule on FLSA Exemptions
By Charla Bizios Stevens on
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) yesterday released its long awaited final rule which revises the salary test for the “white collar” exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The new rule will be effective December 1, 2016 and is expected to impact some 4.2 million salaried workers based simply on the revision…
U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Joint Employment
It is no surprise that businesses often struggle with categorizing workers as employees versus independent contractors. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (“USDOL”) latest guidance highlights a similar challenge businesses face, but may overlook, especially those using staffing agencies or hire temporary workers to supplement their workforces: the issue of joint employment. On January 20, 2016,…
Dust off Those Job Descriptions!
By Charla Bizios Stevens on
When is the last time your company did a comprehensive review of its job descriptions? Never mind; it doesn’t matter. It’s time to do it again.
The job description is an incredibly valuable tool for an employer, and an astounding number of businesses either do not have them, do not update them, or spend so…