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Are You an Employer and Don’t Know It? Federal Agencies Issue New Final Rules on Joint Employers
In November 2019, three federal agencies—the Department of Labor (DOL), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—announced plans to introduce revised joint employer rules. The DOL’s …
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Minneapolis Ordinance Establishing $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage
On January 22, 2020, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld a Minneapolis ordinance establishing a minimum wage of $15 an hour. In doing so, Minnesota has joined a host of other …
Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of California AB 5 Against Trucking Industry
On January 16, 2020, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California issued a preliminary injunction to block the State of California from enforcing Assembly Bill …
Fluctuating Workweek Compensation Method Impermissible In Pennsylvania
Many employers use the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) fluctuating workweek method of calculating overtime compensation for employees whose hours vary from week to week. Under the FLSA’s fluctuating …
Influx of Seasonal Employees Increases Legal Risk
With the holiday season approaching, seasonal workers are in high demand. For many businesses, the holiday shopping season can define a company’s bottom line for the entire year. Target alone …
How Employers Can Avoid A Haunted Holiday Season
October is the start of the holiday season. While this is an exciting part of the year, it is also a time ripe for workplace issues. If these situations are …
They Worked Hard for Their Money
On Monday, October 7, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL), under new appointee Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, proposed a new 80-20 Rule and tip pooling regulation which mirrors a previously …
New Thresholds for Overtime Pay Take Effect January 1, 2020
More than 1.3 million American workers who make less than $35,568 annually will be eligible for overtime pay under a final rule issued today, September 24, 2019, by the U.S. Department of …
AB 5 Passed! Law on Worker Classification is Changed Again
The storyline surrounding California’s law concerning independent contractors continues to have many twists and turns. We previously went into detail about the developments in case law concerning the “ABC” test …
Does Your Employee Handbook Violate Employee Rights?
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was intended to promote collective bargaining, but it also protects the rights of all non-supervisory employees—even those not involved in a union. Section 7 …