20 Years of FMLA & Regulatory Compliance Remains More of a Challenge Than Ever
Jimmy Robinson, one of our Labor & Employment Group members, wrote about the FMLA for another one of our Firm’s blogs this week. Since the FMLA is always a topic of interest to HR professionals,...
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President Pushes for More Overtime
President Obama instructed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) yesterday to change regulations to expand the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime provisions, in an effort to provide...
View ArticlePresident Employs More Executive Measures to Press Equal Pay Agenda
Yesterday, President Obama signed an executive order and issued a presidential memorandum pressing his equal pay agenda. The executive order establishes that workers cannot be prevented from...
View ArticleRequired But Not Integral: Why The Supreme Court Held Security Screening Time...
Determining what is or is not paid time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is no easy undertaking for employers. Whether the time involves preparatory tasks, or activities performed after the...
View ArticleCan Employers Prohibit Secret Workplace Recordings?
Our very own HR Law Matters contributor Jim McCabe has written an insightful analysis on whether employers can prohibit employees from secretly recording conversations in the workplace. The article...
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Wage & Hour Law Changes: What Does It All REALLY Mean?
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new proposed regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to dramatically increase the minimum salary required for most exempt...
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Supreme Court Revisits “Trial by Formula” Approach in FLSA Collective Action
In 2011, the U. S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision regarding certification of employment discrimination class actions. The opinion, Wal-Mart v. Dukes, rejected the “trial by formula” approach...
View ArticleOSHA Changes: Are You Keeping Up?
Employers want all employees to do their work and go home safely each day. A workplace injury is bad news for everyone. When OSHA or a similar state safety agency gets involved, it becomes an even...
View ArticleNew Paid Sick Leave Laws Compel Employers to React — and Prepare (Part II)
As discussed in Part I (posted earlier this week), a number of states and local municipalities have enacted paid sick leave legislation mandating paid time away from work for employees. While some of...
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Highly Compensated Employees and the New FLSA Regulations
The press has been filled with stories about the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations which raise the minimum salary level required for employees to be exempt from overtime pay....
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