On September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule on the minimum salary threshold for exempt executive, administrative and professional employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The...
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While most employers are perfectly happy to avoid unwanted scrutiny from the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), one high profile employer made news recently by openly courting the agency’s attention, not to mention starting a...
The Illinois legislature has recently sent to Governor Pritzker for signature a spate of employment legislation that could seriously impact employers, employees and job applicants. Like other state legislatures responding to the #MeToo movement, Illinois’...
Maine is now the first state to pass legislation which provides paid leave time for employees to take for any reason they choose. The law is entitled “An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave” (“the Act”)...