Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor
January 25, 2023
Via: JD SupraOn January 11, 2023, the First Circuit (the federal Court of Appeals covering MA, RI, NH, ME and Puerto Rico) issued its decision in Walsh v. Unitil Service Corp., which scrutinized an employer’s evaluation of whether its employees qualified as […]
Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor
August 19, 2020
Via: SHRMBed Bath & Beyond could use the fluctuating-workweek compensation method to comply with overtime compensation requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) even though workers almost always worked more than 40 hours in a workweek, the 2nd U.S. Circuit […]
Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor
August 13, 2020
Via: Fit Small BusinessEmployers are legally required to pay a certain minimum wage to their employees, $7.25 an hour to comply with federal laws. In addition, employers need to pay overtime (at least 1.5% of the regular pay rate, or “time and a […]
Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor
October 5, 2016
Via: EntrepreneurAt the end of this year, new rules from the U.S. Department of Labor go into effect to provide overtime protection to 4.2 million salaried workers — providing an estimated $47,476 for a full-year-round worker. While some companies won’t feel […]
Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor
January 4, 2016
Via: ABA JournalA lawyer doing document review work for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan isn’t entitled to overtime pay because he was using legal judgment, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams of Manhattan ruled on Dec. 30 in […]