Theresa A. Topping ● Salary threshold. . .$35,568.00. . .the Eastern District of Texas. . .not the classic answers you expect to hear from your loved ones around the Thanksgiving table when you ask, “Hey guys, what are you most
Blank Rome Workplace
Blank Rome Workplace, published by Blank Rome, focuses on legal developments and issues related to labor and employment law. The blog covers topics such as employee rights, workplace regulations, wage and hour laws, pay transparency mandates, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and enforcement of worker protection ordinances. It provides updates on legislative changes, administrative policies, and court decisions affecting employers and employees. The content addresses practical implications for businesses navigating evolving workplace legal requirements and compliance challenges across various jurisdictions.
Latest from Blank Rome Workplace - Page 3
NLRB Overturns Two Decades-Old Precedents Relating to What Employers Can Say to Employees Regarding Views on Unions
Anthony B. Haller and Gabrielle I. Weiss ● With a new administration looming, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) recently issued two decisions that radically depart from established law about what an employer can say and how an employer can lawfully…
Massachusetts Governor Signs Pay Transparency Law
Carmen F. Francella III ● Massachusetts now joins a growing list of states and other localities with pay transparency laws. On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law Bill H.4890. The Bill contains new pay transparency and wage…
California’s New Workplace Violence Prevention Law: July 1, 2024, Compliance Deadline—Are You Ready?
Caroline Powell Donelan ● The effective date of California’s Senate Bill 553 is fast approaching, and the law covers nearly every employer and every employment facility in California with the exception of healthcare facilities and other facilities governed by different legal…
Finally!? DOL Cranks Up Exempt Salary Threshold Near $60,000
Jason E. Reisman ● We’ve all known this day was coming—it was just a matter of time. From the moment the Biden Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that the Trump DOL’s 2020 increase to the Fair Labor Standards Act salary threshold…
Keeping Up: Guidance on California’s New Pay Data Reporting for Employers
Natalie Alameddine ● As most employers with employees working in California or assigned to a California location know, and as we reported in “Big Brother Just Got Bigger: Expanded Pay Data Reporting Expected to Hit the Golden State,” 2022 legislation…
2024 Brings Change for New York Employers
This year brings significant legislative updates recently passed in New York that may impact your business operations. Three of these laws, and a recent Court of Appeals decision, introduce important changes that require attention and potential adjustment of your employment…
Employers Get a 2-Year Breather on Complying with the Secure 2.0 Change to Catch-Up Contributions
Daniel L. Morgan ● The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2023-62 last week, which addresses a change made by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“Secure 2.0”) to the 401(k) plan rules applicable to so-called “catch-up contributions” that may be…
Oops, the NLRB Does It Again—The Handbook Police Are Back!
Jason E. Reisman ● Just yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision (Stericycle Inc.), which overrules its own 2017 Boeing Co. decision and establishes a new standard for evaluating employer handbook policies and rules under the National Labor…
SCOTUS Increases Burden on Employers to Deny Religious Accommodations
Garrett P. Buttrey ● On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued a unanimous opinion in Groff v. DeJoy, finding that the employer-friendly de minimis standard for determining whether an employer would suffer an undue hardship by granting a…