In a conference call held on Wednesday morning, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and Wage and Hour Administrator David Weil fielded questions about the recently released proposal to revise the FLSA overtime regulations for white collar employees.
On June 30, 2015, President Obama and Secretary of Labor Perez released a 295-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), seeking public comments on proposed changes to the "white collar" overtime exemption regulations.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued what can only be described as a landmark decision, ruling that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires all states to permit marriage between same-sex couples.
On June 23, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a new statute that imposes double damages on any employer that fails to pay an employee minimum wage or overtime.
Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees advanced spending measures that include riders prohibiting funding for a variety of the administration's regulatory initiatives.
On June 22, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a new statute that extends workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation protection to unpaid interns.
On June 9, 2015, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed legislation prohibiting the reporting of a report of criminal proceedings, or other adverse information, excluding a record of a conviction of a crime, which precedes the report by more than 7 years.
