Nearly a year after a Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule intended to raise the salary threshold for overtime-exempt status was put on hold before it could go into effect, a federal court has struck the exponential increase down for good. Stating that that the DOL had “gone too far,” the U.S. District Court for Read more
Employers nation-wide, get ready to raise your voice: the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a Request for Information on 2016’s highly contested “overtime rule,” asking stakeholders to provide comments that will be used to shape a future revision of the rule. The RFI is available for preview here, although the comment period does not Read more
While limited in its immediate applicability for most employers, a recent case considered by U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals provides an intriguing overview of both Maine employment law and English grammatical intricacies. Maine’s overtime law requires employers to pay employees 1 and ½ times the employee’s regular hourly rate for all hours worked in Read more
Minimum wage compliance is a top priority for employers. Compliance Poster Company works diligently to keep employers in compliance with state and federal labor and employment-related laws. Recently the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights released an updated Minimum Wage & Work Conditions Summary Notice which contains important administrative changes. Employers must have Read more
