03/29/2019
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will publish a proposed rule on March 29, 2019, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations regarding the regular rate of pay (RROP). Interested parties may submit comments on the proposal at www.regulations.gov in the rulemaking docket RIN 1235-AA24 by May 28, 2019. The proposed rule is… Read more »
03/26/2019
Generally, once parties sign a contract with an arbitration provision, disputes arising out of the contract are required to be heard by an objective arbitrator. After Congress passed the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) in 1925, the long-established federal policy has been to liberally favor arbitration agreements. Prior to the FAA, however, there was no guarantee… Read more »
03/08/2019
After much anticipation, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has finally proposed new regulations to increase the salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white collar” exemptions. The notice of proposed rulemaking would raise the salary threshold to $679 per week ($35,308 per year). Since 2004, the FLSA salary threshold for white collar… Read more »
