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Littler Mendelson
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has published the final regulations interpreting the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the "Act") which took effect four months earlier on January 1, 2024.
Littler Mendelson
Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection has published final rules interpreting the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance...
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") passed its long-anticipated final Non-Compete Rule broadly prohibiting the use of worker non-competition restrictions.
K&L Gates
In a rare victory for employers, the California Supreme Court unanimously held in Naranjo v. Spectrum Sec. Serv., Inc., S279397 that an employer's "objectively reasonable, good faith belief" that it has provided employees with compliant wage statements precludes an award of penalties under section 226(e).
Kutak Rock LLP
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("Department") announced a Final Rule, which revises certain regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) long-awaited final rule revising the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive...
Nyemaster Goode
Under Iowa workers' compensation law, if an injured employee tests positive for alcohol or drugs, there is a presumption of intoxication and causal relationship to the injury.
Cowles & Thompson, PC
In a dramatic regulatory move, the Biden Administration has increased the minimum salary necessary for salaried employees to be exempt from overtime from its current $684 per week ...
Outside GC
As discussed in our prior article, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements between most employers and employees nationwide.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
It comes as no surprise that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) enforcement activity, charge activity, and settlements have all increased...
Groom Law Group
On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") published its much-anticipated final regulation on the definition of "fiduciary" under section 3(21)(a)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income...
Perkins Coie LLP
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on April 23, 2024, increasing the minimum salary and compensation thresholds for certain overtime exemptions (the Final Rule)...
Crowell & Moring LLP
On April 25, 2024, the Department of Labor ("DOL") published a final rule (the "Final Rule") regarding when providing investment advice results in the advisor becoming a fiduciary under the Employee...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
On April 19, less than a month after Wisconsin, Kansas has followed suit by enacting comprehensive earned wage access legislation. Kansas' law is set to take effect immediately upon publication.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is seemingly ubiquitous. By 2025, half of Human Resource departments are predicted to use AI in some capacity. Employers are increasingly using AI-powered...
Lane Powell
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to publish its final rule banning most worker non-compete agreements. If and when the rule becomes effective, it will ban non-competes going forward.
Dechert
Through two unanimous decisions, the Supreme Court has made it easier for employees to avoid arbitration due to their status as "transportation workers" and to challenge job transfers as discriminatory...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Earlier this month, the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act ("ESSTA") – the City's paid sick leave mandate – celebrated its 10-year anniversary.
Lowenstein Sandler
ERISA prohibits transactions between a plan and a "party-in-interest" unless an exemption applies.
Littler Mendelson
The District of Columbia's Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act (TWWFAA) continues to be a big talking point for the hospitality industry. Among other things, ...
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