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Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part VI – Using Nondiscretionary Bonuses To Meet the Minimum Salary Threshold

This latest FLSA “White Collar” exemptions guide focuses on an important provision in the Labor Department’s (DOL) recently revised rules

By |2020-09-21T13:54:09-05:009/4/2020|Categories: Compensation, Compliance Tools, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part VI – Using Nondiscretionary Bonuses To Meet the Minimum Salary Threshold

Recent Ruling by Fifth Circuit in EEOC v. Vantage Energy Services Once Again Raises Issue of What Constitutes a Valid EEOC Charge

In EEOC v. Vantage Energy Services, Inc. , No. 19-20541 (5th Cir. April 3, 2020), the Fifth Circuit Court of

By |2020-08-30T22:40:39-05:008/30/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Recent Ruling by Fifth Circuit in EEOC v. Vantage Energy Services Once Again Raises Issue of What Constitutes a Valid EEOC Charge

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Three-Judge Panel Decision in Gogel v. Kia Motors, Rules HR Manager’s “Opposition” Conduct Was Not Protected Under Title VII Because It Rendered Her “Ineffective in the Position” for Which She Was Employed

A divided en banc Eleventh Circuit ruled recently that an HR manager’s actions of providing a colleague with the name

By |2020-08-21T13:00:43-05:008/21/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Eleventh Circuit Reverses Three-Judge Panel Decision in Gogel v. Kia Motors, Rules HR Manager’s “Opposition” Conduct Was Not Protected Under Title VII Because It Rendered Her “Ineffective in the Position” for Which She Was Employed

Eleventh Circuit Rules in Jean-Pierre v. Naples Community Hospital That Employee Seeking Religious Accommodation Has Duty To Engage in the Interactive Process

A recent decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit underscores the principle that while an

By |2020-07-24T16:23:19-05:007/24/2020|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: |Comments Off on Eleventh Circuit Rules in Jean-Pierre v. Naples Community Hospital That Employee Seeking Religious Accommodation Has Duty To Engage in the Interactive Process

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Yovino v. Rizo , Leaving Circuit Split on Whether Prior Salary Can Be Used To Defend Against an Equal Pay Act Claim

The issue of how or even whether employers can consider an employee’s prior salary in making a compensation decision in

By |2020-07-19T22:13:38-05:007/19/2020|Categories: Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment, Supreme Court|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Supreme Court Declines To Hear Yovino v. Rizo , Leaving Circuit Split on Whether Prior Salary Can Be Used To Defend Against an Equal Pay Act Claim

Wage and Hour Division Releases Four New FLSA Opinion Letters To Provide Guidance Regarding Sales Employees’ Exemptions and Method of Compensation

The U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) continues to be among the busiest of DOL’s sub-agencies as evidenced

By |2020-07-13T14:44:10-05:007/12/2020|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Wage and Hour Division Releases Four New FLSA Opinion Letters To Provide Guidance Regarding Sales Employees’ Exemptions and Method of Compensation

Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part IV – The Salary Basis Test

The FLSA’s white collar exemptions – executive, administrative, and professional – are the three most commonly applied exemptions to the

By |2020-07-02T12:40:25-05:007/2/2020|Categories: Compensation, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part IV – The Salary Basis Test

Landmark Ruling by Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County Holds That Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

In a historic landmark 6-3 decision issued earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the prohibition against sex

By |2020-09-21T13:54:11-05:006/21/2020|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Supreme Court|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Landmark Ruling by Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County Holds That Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Template for Conducting Outreach Assessments Required by OFCCP’s 503/4212 Disability and Veterans Regulations

Although it has been nearly seven years since the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) overhauled its

By |2020-06-21T13:53:35-05:006/21/2020|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compliance Tools, Talent Acquisition and Management, Veterans|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Template for Conducting Outreach Assessments Required by OFCCP’s 503/4212 Disability and Veterans Regulations