Summary Minor labor laws are in place to provide safeguards that prioritize the health, well-being, and education of young employees. Child labor laws in the US are designated by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). Many states default to the f
which is $7.25 an hour in 2023. Many states have their own minimum wage laws for hourly employees, which supersede the federal minimum wage. The state of Texas does not; its minimum wage is also $7.25. In some Texas cities, the minimum wage is much higher. For example, in Dallas, it...
Texas state law generally follows federal FLSAguidelines, so workers in Texas have the right to: Minimum wage: Texas hourly employees must be paid at least federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour in 2023. The state minimum wage is the same as the federal minimum wage as of ...
Information and news for businesses about U.S. labor and employment laws, including how they can impact recruiting, hiring, and management of their workforce.
A federal judge in Texas on Monday seemed likely to stop a Biden administration rule that would extend mandatory overtime pay to 4 million U.S. workers from taking effect, but was unsure whether he could block it nationwide or only … ...
On Friday, November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down a 2024 regulation issued by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) which raised the minimum salary exemption level for certain executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated… ...
Violations of child labor laws found The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division investigated the Hwy 55 locations across Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas owned by The Little Mint, Inc., and found that the company, employed 13 children to work after 7 p.m. during the school...
Although the federal district court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the new rule against the State of Texas as an employer on Friday, June 28, 2024, that injunction does not apply to other employers, including private businesses. Thus, the new ...
Today, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issueda nationwide preliminary injunctionhalting the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) controversial new Persuader Rule and its new Advice Exemption Interpretation, previously discussedhereandhere. The Rule and Interpretation marked...
the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Texas struck down the law, vacating the rule nationwide immediately, and reverting the minimum salary level back to $35,568, or $684 per week. It remains to be seen whether future administrations will continue to appeal this verdict,...