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N.Y. labor law updates: State salary threshold, fantasy sports

11/29/2016
New York employers could be facing higher salary thresholds for exempt workers. They are also confronting a new workplace challenge: the distraction of legal fantasy sports betting.

Attorneys advise go-slow approach after overtime rules injunction

11/29/2016
With the new overtime rules now blocked, what might happen next?

OT rules on hold: What might happen next?

11/29/2016
If the overtime rules aren’t upheld by January 20, they are likely dead in their current form.

New overtime rules blocked, won’t take effect on Dec. 1

11/27/2016

An injunction throws into confusion months of employer planning to implement the new Fair Labor Standards Act rules.

CBO judges effect of overtime rule reversal

11/23/2016
The Congressional Budget Office is making the argument that employees who thought they were about to become eligible for overtime pay on Dec. 1 will ultimately be better off without it.

DOL auditor on the way? Here’s what to do

11/17/2016
Once you’ve been notified that an auditor is coming, get prepared by conducting your own audit.

Beware time systems that automatically clock out

11/14/2016
Be careful of timekeeping methods that automatically clock workers out at the end of the shift.

Trump wins: What’s that mean for the American workplace?

11/09/2016
Tuesday’s shocking election of Donald Trump means America has elected an entirely new agenda for workplace and employment issues.

OK to pay salary to nonexempt employees

11/08/2016
When a salaried employee works a different schedule, you must make sure your system captures the deviation and adjusts the paycheck accordingly.

Hospitality, food service draw the most FLSA lawsuits

11/03/2016
The hospitality and food service industries have been the most frequent targets of U.S. Department of Labor wage-and-hour lawsuits since 1985.