The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is a federal law that sets minimum wage, overtime, and minimum age requirements. Learn more here.
The Department of Labor (DOL) released the final rule, which effectively updated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements for overtime pay. What is the Final Rule? The final rule determines which employees qualify for overtime pay. To be exempt from receiving overtime pay, an employee...
In addition to Kentucky employment laws, employer must also comply with federal laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), Occu...
time punches if the rounding policy was neutral on its face and as applied.See See’s Candy Shops, Inc. v. Super. Ct., 210 Cal. App. 4th 889 (2012). In arriving at this conclusion, theSee’sCourt relied on regulations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the...
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that disputes over the applicability of overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are governed by the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard. In so doing,...more
The article focuses on the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Act, which mandates that specific employers must offer paid sick leave to employees. Topics include the cost impact of such a requirement on businesses, progressive statutes governing workplace standards, and affirmative exemptions. Information is ...
Bereavement leave can be unpaid, but employees can use any existing PTO, vacation or sick time while on bereavement leave and employers can request documentation of the death of the family member. What you should do Ensure your company handbook includes five days for bereavement leave. Send all...
“Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees.” The rule significantly raises the minimum salary thresholds to qualify for certain exemptions from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically, the ...
Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 616, which increases, from three to five days, the amount of mandatory paid sick leave employers must provide their employees. Areas of Focus Labor and Employment Publication | October 4, 2023 California Court of Appeal Finds that the California Labor Code Do...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers most jobs. Those positions are classified as “exempt” or “nonexempt,” and it should be clear in your contract which one you will be. Nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay, while exempt employees are not. As with employees and indep...