As we continue marching toward D-day on the Department of Labor’s new overtime rules kicking in, the rules are facing last minute challenges from all angles. First, states and private businesses pushed back. In late September, 21 states jointly filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas asking that the court block the DOL
DOL Issued Updated Employment Law Posters – Be Sure You Post Them In Your Workplace
In July 2016, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) updated two posters that employers are required to post in the workplace.
- The “Employee Rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act” poster; and
- The “Employee Rights – Employee Polygraph Protection Act” poster.
According to the DOL, every employer subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act
Upcoming Seminar: But I Paid Them a Salary – Overtime or No Overtime? Analyzing the Exempt Status of Employees
Come join the employment lawyers at Weintraub Tobin as they present the second session of our wage and hour series.
Summary of Program
The ever increasing number of claims filed with the Department of Labor and California Labor Commissioner for unpaid overtime, and the increasing number of wage and hour class action lawsuits, highlight the
Mortgage Loan Officers Exempt? Don’t Take it to the Bank Just Yet
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), employers are generally required to pay overtime wages to employees who work longer than 40 hours per week. The FLSA provides several exceptions to this rule. Those "employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity[,] . . . or in the capacity of outside salesman," for example, are exempt from the statute’s minimum wage and maximum hour requirements. Whether mortgage loan officers (who typically assist prospective borrowers in identifying and then applying for various mortgage offerings) qualify for this "administrative exemption" has been the subject of some debate, even within the Department of Labor.Continue Reading Mortgage Loan Officers Exempt? Don’t Take it to the Bank Just Yet
Are You Ready For Your New Compliance Obligations Under The FMLA?
By: Lizbeth V. West, Esq.
Effective March 8, 2013, those employers covered under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will be required to comply with the recently issued regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The majority of the new regulations relate to the FMLA’s military leave provisions and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. However, there are a few other minor changes and requirements, including the requirement that employers replace their FMLA poster with an updated poster by March 8, 2013.Continue Reading Are You Ready For Your New Compliance Obligations Under The FMLA?