Category: Employment Law
Wage and Hour Guidance
As if there has not been enough lately, last week the DOL Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued new guidance reminding employers that the use of artificial intelligence and other automated technologies to track work hours, optimize employee performance, and/or administer leaves of absence does not excuse compliance with the laws that the […]
Wed May 8, 3:32pm Share
Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
Today, the EEOC released an updated Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. This updated guidance consolidates and replaces five previous EEOC releases published between 1987 and 1999. While the comprehensive document is long, it helpfully includes a hyperlinked table of contents, so users can find specific guidance on targeted […]
Mon Apr 29, 9:05pm Share
Non-Compete Clause Rule
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the FTC issued its “Non-Compete Clause Rule,” which, if it goes into effect, will operate to ban all non-compete agreements between employers and workers. Clients who have used non-compete agreements with their workers in the past, or who were considering using them in the future, […]
Thu Apr 25, 7:47pm Share
Salary Threshold Change
Millions of additional workers will soon be eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) thanks to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new salary threshold for certain exempt employees. Specifically, the DOL announced yesterday that the salary threshold for the so-called “white-collar” exemptions under the FLSA […]
Thu Apr 25, 4:31pm Share