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November 19 2024
Client Alert: Labor & Employment Law In The First 100 Days Of The New Administration
With the dust settling on the 2024 election results, the news cycle now shifts to the policy initiatives that the second Trump administration will put into place (and in fact are already beginning) as soon as the inauguration is complete. President-elect Trump’s platform contained a number of campaign statements regarding his view on federal labor and employment laws and how his newly appointed administrative officials would go about shaping those laws.
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November 18 2024
Client Alert: Texas Federal Court Strikes Down 2024 Department of Labor Overtime Rule
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas recently struck down the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2024 rule raising exempt salary thresholds under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). By way of brief background, the 2024 DOL rule raised the minimum salary for overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”) employees and highly compensated employees (“HCE”).
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November 04 2024
Client Alert: Politics at Work: Tomorrow’s Election
As we enter the final stretch to tomorrow’s election, employers should be prepared to respond to employees who voice their political beliefs in the workplace. There are rights and restrictions that you should be aware of.
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October 24 2024
Client Alert: IRS Announces Inflation Adjustments for 2025
On October 22, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service announced inflation-adjusted amounts for more than 60 sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Of particular interest to employers that sponsor employee benefit arrangements.
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October 22 2024
Client Alert: New York’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law
New York retail employers are advised that on September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (the “Act”). All retail employers must comply with the Act by March 3, 2025. Pursuant to the Act, retail employers must establish a workplace violence prevention policy, which must be provided to all employees upon hiring and on a yearly basis.
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October 15 2024
Client Alert: Upcoming Election Imposes Obligations on New York Employers
With the upcoming election on November 5, 2024 (“Election Day”), New York employers face obligations regarding employee voting rights. Employers must post the New York Time Off to Vote Notice (“Notice”), which can be found here, no less than ten (10) working days before the election.
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October 09 2024
Client Alert: Politics at Work: What California Employers Need to Know
With the election weeks away, unrest in the Middle East, and political protests, passions are running strong on all sides and will naturally invade the workplace. Employers should be prepared to deal with this intrusion.
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October 08 2024
Client Alert: California Employers Voting Leave and Notice Requirement
With the upcoming November 5, 2024 election, employers are reminded of California’s voting leave law.
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