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12th Annual Corporate “Litigation Trends” Survey Continues To Show That Labor and Employment Lawsuits Are a Main Concern for Company Lawyers

The latest annual survey on corporate litigation trends conducted by the law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP finds that

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Labor Department Set To Begin Conducting “Blacklisting” Rule “Preassessments”

Under federal regulations and guidance issued recently to implement President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (“blacklisting”) Executive Order, prospective

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DOL’s New Overtime Regulations Prompt Question of How Newly Classified “Non-Exempt” Workers Should Be Paid: Salaried or Hourly?

The Department of Labor’s recently promulgated revisions to its regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governing the FLSA’s

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Obama Administration Publishes Final Regulations and Guidance Implementing President’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order, a.k.a. the “Blacklisting” Rule

The federal regulatory agencies responsible for implementing President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order (E.O.) 13673, better known

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Listing of Federal Employment-Related Notice Posting Requirements

The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 requires federal agencies to make annual inflation adjustments to

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Supreme Court Rules That Labor Department Regulation Is Not Entitled to Deference Where Agency Fails To Provide Adequate Justification

In a case with implications far beyond the subject matter addressed, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a Department

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Guide to the Labor Department’s New Overtime Rule’s Nondiscretionary Bonus Provision

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently published its much-anticipated final rule on overtime eligibility for “white collar” salaried workers under

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NT Lakis Lawyers Create “Federal Compliance Initiative Scorecard” Summarizing Major Employment-Related Actions Undertaken During the Obama Administration

In light of the very active employment-related regulatory and policy agenda that has been pursued by federal enforcement agencies during

“Talking Points” Guide for Managers and Supervisors on the Labor Department’s New Overtime Regulations

NT Lakis lawyers have prepared a new “Talking Points” guide designed to assist employers in educating managers and supervisors on

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