In an interview with Law360, RPJ’s Deena Merlen discussed a deregulation plan recently announced by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that the DOL characterizes as an effort to reverse “costly and burdensome rules imposed under previous administrations” and to spur job creation and fuel economic opportunity for American workers and...
On July 1, 2024, despite ongoing litigation challenging its validity, the Department of Labor's (DOL) rule increasing certain exempt employees’ salary threshold went into effect, with further salary threshold increases slated for January 1, 2025. This rule relates to exempt employees, namely those who are exempt from overtime pay requirements. ...
With the holidays in tow and the year nearing its end, many employees may find themselves checking in on how much vacation time or paid time off (PTO) they have left to use or, depending on company policy, carry over to next year. But what if an employee resigns or...
On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced, amidst widespread concern over the Delta variant, that COVID-19 has been designated as an airborne, highly contagious and communicable disease under the HERO Act. As such, most private employers with employees in New York must put their workplace safety plans...
Tomorrow, August 5 is the deadline for New York employers to adopt plans to comply with the New York’s Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). Signed into law on May 5, 2021, the NY HERO Act requires private employers with worksites located in New York State to adopt Airborne...
The United States Department of Labor rescinded its 2010 guidance for assessing whether persons qualify as interns rather than employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Instead, the DOL aligned itself with the so-called “primary beneficiary” standard announced by the Second Circuit in its 2015 Glatt v. Fox Searchlight...