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A Texas federal court has permanently blocked a final rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that had raised the minimum salary threshold to receive mandatory overtime pay through the...

When the Federal Trade Commission in April passed its rule prohibiting noncompete clauses in employment contracts, it seemed unlikely that the rule would make it to its Sept. 4 effective...

The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule increasing the salary threshold to qualify for certain overtime exemptions under federal law. Effective July...

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 to ban noncompete employment agreements nationwide. Employers will not only be prohibited from entering into new noncompetes with their workers, but employers...

The U.S. Department of Labor continues to closely watch the healthcare industry, announcing two major wage recovery cases – including one in the Philadelphia area. The latest cases highlight the...

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has raised red flags for employers to their review and evaluation assessment of employees’ requests for religious exemption accommodations and raises the standard for...

Just a few years removed from legal and political battles concerning the federal minimum salary threshold for overtime pay, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has once...

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a proposed rule that would significantly alter an employer-friendly, Trump-era test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee....