Topic
Exemption
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Labor & Employment Insights
Classify the Work, Not the Title: 6th Circuit Focuses on Actual Job Duties When Deciding Computer Employee Exemption Applies
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave a recent reminder to employers when deciding whether to classify employees as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Focus on…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
‘Miracle Lien Avoidance:’ A Powerful Bankruptcy Tool for Farmers and Rural Debtors
Oh, those pesky liens!They seem to touch everything you have. Liens on tractors. Liens on skid steers. Liens on livestock. Liens on tools. Sometimes even liens on the refrigerator and…
The Bankruptcy Soap Box
What Happens To Cash In Bankruptcy?
By Cathy Moran
How much cash can you keep when you file bankruptcy? It’s not as though you won’t have living expenses after you file bankruptcy. You need to know how you’ll manage…
The Bankruptcy Soap Box
Whopping exemption for CA 529 college accounts
By Cathy Moran
A substantial new California exemption snuck into law in 2021, the college savings account exemption. It protects 529 college savings accounts from the creditors of parents. The exemption applies in…
Securities Fraud Lawyer Blog
What Assets Are Protected When You File Bankruptcy in Florida?
Florida law protects a wide range of property when you file for bankruptcy, including your home, a portion of your wages, retirement accounts, and personal belongings up to a set…
Class Action Defense Blog
FAA Exemptions Now Incorporated Into California Law
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Daniel D. Spencer, and Kenny T. Tran Duane Morris Takeaways: On June 30, 2026, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2155 (AB 2155),…
The Employer Handbook Blog
You Can’t Call It a Salary If It’s Just One Day’s Pay
If your FLSA exemption strategy depends on a minimum one- or two-day guarantee, this decision should get your attention. The Fifth Circuit just rejected that structure under the statute’s salary-basis…
The Bankruptcy Soap Box
Do California Seniors Need to File Bankruptcy?
By Cathy Moran
California, it turns out, is a great place to retire. Not because of the cost of living, certainly. It’s great in spite of the cost of living. Because California exemptions are…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
How Recent DOL Opinion Letters Impact Wage and Hour Practices
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division (WHD) has issued four new opinion letters under the Fair Labor Standards Act. These letters give employers clear guidance on how…
Free Writings + Perspectives
CFTC Staff Partially Reinstate CPO Exemption for RIAs
By Matthew Bisanz, Adam D. Kanter, Elizabeth McClain, Anna T. Pinedo, Jodi Erlandsen
On December 19, the staff of the Division of Market Participants of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued no-action relief from commodity pool operator registration for SEC-registered investment advisers…