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May 19 2016
Client Alert: DOL Publishes Final Rule Revising FLSA Overtime Exemptions
On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the final rule updating the overtime regulations (the “Final OT Rule”).
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April 05 2016
Client Alert: Human Resources Directors May Be Held Personally Liable For FMLA Violations
On March 17, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the definition of “employer” under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) may include an employee, such as a Director of Human Resources, who has the requisite amount of control over an employee’s terms and conditions of employment.
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March 07 2016
Client Alert: EEOC Announces Intent to Require Pay Data from Employers
Pay equity has become a hot-button issue of late. Numerous laws purport to guarantee equal pay for equal work, but research suggests that there is lingering pay disparity across genders and races. In an effort to combat pay discrimination, the EEOC has recently announced that in 2017 it will require employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors to provide the EEOC with information regarding employees’ pay.
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February 02 2016
Client Alert: NLRB Ruling Regarding Employer Policies Prohibits Recording in the Workplace.
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January 08 2016
Client Alert: The change in minimum wage has dictated that all NY employers and many employers in other states change their employment postings. Don’t forget to change your employment posters.
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January 05 2016
Client Alert: New York Strengthens Employee Protections
On October 21, 2015, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a spate of employment-related legislation into law.
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November 23 2015
Client Alert: DOL Delays Implementation of Changes To The Overtime Exemptions
As we have previously advised, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has proposed regulations raising the minimum salary that must be paid to an employee in order for that employee to be considered exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
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November 03 2015
Client Alert – New York City Commuter Benefits Law
On January 1, 2016, the New York City Commuter Benefits Law will take effect. Now is the time to prepare.
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