On November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a decision[i], setting aside and vacating the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule (“Final Rule”)[ii], which required increases to the minimum salary requirements for exempt employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As you may recall, the […]
Election Day is approaching quickly, and Wisconsin residents are putting plans in place to get to the polls and fulfill their civic duty. Making a voting plan can get tricky for residents whose work schedules overlap with voting hours. All Wisconsin polling locations open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Wisconsin Statute 6.76 […]
Since its promulgation on April 23, 2024, the FTC’s final Rule, which purported to ban the imposition and enforcement of most non-competition agreements in the United States (the “Rule”), has been the subject of federal litigation in several states. The litigation challenged the FTC’s authority to issue the Rule as well as the legality of […]
The U.S. Department of Labor Final Rule (“Rule”) expanding overtime eligibility for certain employees took effect on July 1, 2024. The Rule raises the minimum salary threshold required for an employee to be exempt from overtime pay requirements under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). As previously reported in Part One, the Rule faces […]
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor adopted a Final Rule (“Rule”) aimed at expanding overtime eligibility for certain employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Currently, employers are required to pay overtime to employees who work more than 40 hours per week unless they are exempt.[1] The Rule, which will […]
On April 23, 2024, by a vote of 3-2, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a Final Rule (“Rule”) that imposes a comprehensive ban on non-compete agreements for nearly all U.S. workers. The Rule is slated to go into effect 120 days after publication, though it is already facing legal challenges, making its ultimate implementation […]
I remember as a kid, that on a few occasions, there were times when my sister and mother seemed to be on edge. During these instances, my dad would invite me outside to shoot hoops. Once out of earshot, he explained that we always need to love and support the women in our lives, but […]
As a high school teacher in the English Department, my sister has taught ‘Romeo and Juliet’ more times than she can count. Probably every American kid who ever went to school had a unit in English class on Shakespeare and most likely read ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ The old style of English used in his writings […]
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) yesterday proposed a federal rule that would prohibit companies from making or enforcing non-competition clauses with their workers. If implemented, this rule would have a significant impact on businesses and employees across the country. In its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FTC proposed a rule that would classify non-competition clauses […]
Our family had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. Not all families were quite as lucky, however. Take, for example, the former employees of United Furniture. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, at 12:42 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22, just two days before Thanksgiving, the company’s board of directors sent out emails and texts to all of […]
