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On November 22, 2016, US District Court Judge Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily barring the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Final Overtime Rule from going into effect. The Rule, previously scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016, would have increased the minimum annual salary that must […]
New Minimum Wage Poster Issued by Department of Labor
Businesses take note, the United States Department of Labor has revised its Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) Minimum Wage Poster. It’s time to take down your old poster and put up the new one in its place. A link to the new poster is found here: https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/flsa.htm Most businesses are covered by the FLSA and […]
FEDERAL OVERTIME LAWS BROADENED, BENEFITING MILLIONS OF WORKERS
In an effort to boost stagnant wages and honor his promise to ensure a fair wage for all, on May 18th, 2016 the Obama administration, through the U.S. Department of Labor, announced an updated overtime rule that more than doubles the overtime pay threshold of $23,660 a year ($455 a week), to $47,476 a year […]
HO-HO- Holding! US Supreme Court Holds That Employers Do Not Have to Compensate Employees for Post-Shift Security Screening
Just in time for the holidays, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on December 9, 2014 that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which is the federal law governing the payment of wages and overtime, does not require employers to pay certain employees for time spent passing through security screening after shifts, even if it is […]
