Rumors abound this afternoon that the DOL will release its new overtime exemption rules this Wednesday, May 18, in coordination with an event in Ohio attended by VP Joe Biden and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez. What will the new minimum […]
Amidst a recently intensified national debate regarding support for transgender students in schools, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) today issued new guidance setting out guidelines for how they will enforce Title IX of the […]
As employers try to figure out how to cope with the coming increase in the minimum salary for the executive, administrative and professional employees, some find themselves with job classifications where the salary scale straddles the new line between exempt […]
No. I’ve received this question from several blog readers and clients recently, and on its face it makes some sense. After all, you don’t pay full salary to someone who is only working for you part-time, so it only makes sense […]
New Salary Threshold May Be About $47,000
May 3, 2016
According to a report from Bloomberg BNA, unnamed DOL staffers have stated that the salary threshold in the hotly anticipated FLSA exemption rules will be about $47,000 per year, down slightly from the $50,440 level suggested by the proposed rules […]
Franczek P.C. is delighted to announce that it has been recognized as one of the leading law firms in the nation for female attorneys by Law360. In their 2016 Glass Ceiling Report, the legal publication designated the firm as a […]
Uber Willing to Pay $100 Million to Keep Its Drivers Classified as Independent Contractors
April 27, 2016
Recently, Uber announced that it agreed to pay drivers in California and Massachusetts $100 million in an effort to ensure that the drivers are considered independent contractors, not employees. In just six years, Uber has expanded from its base in […]
Have You Trained Your Supervisors on Wage & Hour Compliance?
March 28, 2016
When sexual harassment lawsuits started becoming a major liability issue for employers, many employers sensibly responded by requiring their supervisory employees to go through mandatory anti-harassment training. There is at least some data to suggest that training and other preventive measures […]