New Federal White Collar Overtime Rule Does Not Preempt Those States That Set Higher Salary Thresholds
On January 1, 2020, the minimum salary that an employee must receive in order to be classified as an exempt
U.S. Senate Confirms Cheryl Stanton as Labor Department’s New Wage and Hour Administrator
More than a year and a half after she was initially nominated for the position by President Trump, the U.S.
DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New Batch of FLSA Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) – the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Fair
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues Two New FMLA Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two new opinion letters interpreting the Family and
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New FLSA Opinion Letter Addressing Compensability of Employees’ Time Voluntarily Spent in Wellness Programs and at a Benefits Fair
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter addressing whether the time voluntarily
Recent Seven-Figure Wage and Hour Settlements Illustrate Potential Legal Risks Involved in Deducting Employee Uniform Costs From Pay
A number of recent seven-figure settlements involving claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in which employees alleged
NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief with Supreme Court, Arguing That Ninth Circuit Was Wrong in Permitting Inadmissible Evidence To Support Class Certification
NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a wage and hour case, urging
DOL “All Agency” Memo Regarding Interaction of Benefits Under Service Contract Act Suggests Contractor Paid Sick Leave Rule Is Here To Stay for Now
The paid sick leave requirements mandated by former President Obama’s Executive Order (E.O.) 13706 and the Department of Labor’s (DOL)
President Trump Nominates Former Bush White House Counsel Cheryl Stanton to Serve as Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Administrator
President Trump has nominated Cheryl Stanton, who served in the White House Counsel’s office during the George W. Bush Administration,
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Reinstates Opinion Letters
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced recently that it will resume the longstanding practice of issuing