The DOL's methodology and minimum salary threshold set forth in its proposed revisions to the FLSA's "white collar" exemptions are "unprecedented in the FLSA’s 77-year history," explained Littler's Tammy McCutchen during a House Subcommittee hearing.
In a move that is expected to have far-reaching consequences for employers, the U.S. Department of Labor issued new guidance on the classification of independent contractors as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Recent amendments to West Virginia's deliberate intent statute have raised the bar an injured worker must clear in order to circumvent the workers' compensation immunity afforded to the state's employers.
The U.S. Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer recently published a decision illustrating the conflict between state laws and the administration’s deferred action policies that provide work authorization to undocumented immigrants.
Two recent Missouri Supreme Court decisions demonstrate Missouri courts will carefully scrutinize employment arbitration agreements in determining their validity.
New 7th Circuit decision on validity of non-compete agreements leaves unresolved whether two years or more of continued employment is required to enforce a restrictive covenant, absent additional consideration.
On July 2, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued two eagerly awaited decisions that may dampen the recent wave of collective and class actions filed by unpaid interns claiming they should be paid employees.
The IRS has issued a Notice preventing qualified defined benefit pension plan sponsors from "de-risking" their plans by offering certain participants the opportunity to receive the present value of their future annuity payments as a lump sum.
