Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule which provided for two increases to the salary threshold amount that must be satisfied for employees to be exempt from the [...]
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A Texas federal court set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would have banned nearly all post-employment noncompete agreements. On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District for [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a final rule which significantly increases the salary threshold for employees to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) overtime [...]
The FTC’s Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) was published in the Federal Register on May 7, 2024, and will become effective on September 4, 2024, unless pending litigation delays or [...]
Noncompetition clauses have long been a controversial but widely used tool to restrict employees from working for a competitive business after their employment ends. On April 23, 2024, the [...]
The City of Pittsburgh has announced that starting early in 2024, the Office of Equal Protection (OEP) will begin “strict enforcement” of the City’s Paid Sick Days Act, including conducting [...]
Employee handbooks should be reviewed and updated on a regular basis to ensure that the policies in the handbook are consistent with the company’s current practices and in compliance with [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to increase the salary threshold requirement for employees to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s [...]
Hire & Fire: Essential HR Documents to Protect Your Company From on-boarding to off-boarding and everything in between, the employee lifecycle is filled with documents. While all employee [...]
Last year, the federal government passed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to strengthen [...]
