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$44K and $59K FLSA Thresholds Struck Down by Texas District Court
November 18, 2024
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has vacated and set aside the Department of Labor’s rule raising the salary threshold for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The decision strikes down both the $44K salary threshold that took effect on July 1, 2024, and the $59K salary threshold that was set to take effect on January 1, 2025. The Department of Labor may appeal the ruling, but for now (and likely continuing under the incoming Trump administration), the raised salary thresholds are nullified.HSB Webinar Announcement: FLSA Exempt Salary Rule
April 10, 2024
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.
Essentials for Maintaining Employee Handbooks, Including the Latest Employment Law Updates
November 29, 2023
During a recent webinar, Katie Busbee discussed the essential elements of maintaining your workplace’s employee handbooks. In this blog post, Katie will delve into key employee handbook components and best practices and explore recent employment law updates.HSB Webinar Announcement – Key Updates for Employers Regarding Overtime Requirements and Non-Compete Agreements
October 27, 2023
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.HSB Webinar Announcement – Employment Law Updates and Essentials in Maintaining Your Employee Handbooks
October 03, 2023
Click here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB's Employment Law team.DOL Issues New FMLA and FLSA Posters
May 10, 2023
Employers should post the DOL’s two new posters on FLSA and FMLA protections which the DOL updated following the passage of the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act, discussed in our previous blog.2022 in Review: The 5 Most Popular Employment Law Topics We Covered This Year
December 28, 2022
As 2022 is coming to a close, we’ve rounded up the top five most popular topics from our employment law blog over the past year. Take a look back with us!Newly Proposed Independent Contractor Test under FLSA; Extended Comment Period
November 07, 2022
The Department of Labor (DOL) has extended the public comment period on its newly proposed test to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If adopted, the proposed rule would rescind a prior rule published on January 7, 2021 (2021 IC Rule). Importantly, the new test would only apply to classifying workers under the FLSA. Different tests apply for determining employee status under, for instance, the Internal Revenue Code, Title VII and state employment laws.Bonuses & Calculating an Employee’s Regular Rate of Pay for Overtime
July 20, 2022
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that non-exempt employees be paid no less than time and one-half their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek. How should an employer calculate an employee’s regular rate of pay? Under the FLSA, an employee’s regular rate of pay includes “all remuneration for employment paid to, or on behalf of, the employee,” less certain statutory exceptions. The regular rate is determined by adding the employee’s pay for the workweek and all other earnings and dividing the total by the number of hours the employee worked that week.Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Posters, Fact Sheets, Q&A for Employers
March 27, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two Model Notice Posters and additional FFCRA enforcement guidance on March 25, 2020.