Well folks, looks like all that work we did to get ready for the new exemption rules taking effect 12/1 was just for fun. A federal court just blocked the rules from taking effect nationwide. This is just in so
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Wage & Hour Insights, published by Franczek P.C., focuses on developments and compliance issues related to wage and hour laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state-specific regulations such as Illinois' pay transparency laws. The blog covers topics like overtime exemption rules, salary thresholds for exempt employees, pay scale disclosure requirements, and legal challenges affecting wage and hour policies. It also addresses related labor and employment law matters, including non-compete agreements and regulatory changes impacting employers and employees. The content is aimed at helping employers navigate evolving wage and hour regulations and maintain compliance.
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What Will The Trump Administration Mean for Wage and Hour Law?
By Bill Pokorny
This is a post I certainly didn’t expect to be writing even 12 hours ago, but now that the results of the election are clear, it’s time to give some thought to what lies ahead under the forthcoming Trump administration.…
Thirty Days to Go – Are Your Employee Classifications In Order?
By FranczekPC
As we have reported over the last couple of months, there have been recent attempts by business groups and states to block the U.S. DOL’s new overtime exemption rule from taking effect on December 1, 2016. Despite these efforts, no…
Business Groups Ask Court To Expedite Ruling On Overtime Exemption Rules
By Bill Pokorny
In our last post we reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and fifty-plus other business groups suing to block the U.S. DOL’s overtime exemption rule from taking effect had not yet moved to expedite the court’s ruling on the…
States Seek Preliminary Injunction Blocking New Overtime Rules
By Bill Pokorny
On September 20 we reported about a lawsuit by 21 states seeking to block the U.S. DOL’s new overtime exemption rules. This week, the states followed up their complaint by filing an Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction, asking the court…
House Votes to Delay OT Rule But Employers Are Not Out of the Woods Yet
By FranczekPC
Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill, H.R. 6094 (the “bill” referred to as the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Nonprofits Act), that would delay the effective date of the Department of Labor’s new overtime…
21 States File Suit Challenging the DOL’s New Overtime Rule
By Erin Fowler & FranczekPC
Yesterday, a group of 21 states filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas challenging the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, which is set to take effect on December 1, 2016. The group…
What Is The Section 7(i) Exemption And Does It Apply To Auto Dealer Service Advisers?
By Bill Pokorny
Over the summer, the U.S. Supreme Court punted on the question of whether “Service Advisers” or “Service Writers” at auto dealerships fall within the Fair Labor Standards Act’s exemption for “any salesman, partsman, or mechanic primarily engaged in selling or servicing automobiles.”…
Have you updated your FLSA and EPPA posters?
By Bill Pokorny
Regular readers may have noticed that this blog took a bit of a hiatus over the summer while the authors spent some time away from work, and then working to catch up from the time away. Now that summer is…
Here’s a tip: Don’t skim from employee tips
By Bill Pokorny
Hospitality industry employers take note: If you claim a “tip credit” toward the minimum wage for any of your employees, you need to make sure that all tips are properly distributed to employees. A recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court of…