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By Randall Sutton, Employment Law and Litigation Attorney The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a new rule that will clarify that many perks offered by employers don’t need to be factored in to the “regular rate” when an employer calculates overtime. A quick initial look does not provide any big surprises. But for sake …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By: Randall Sutton Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law & Litigation Practice Groups Oregon requires that most manufacturing employers pay daily overtime if an employee works more than 10 hours in a single day. As with most other employers, a manufacturer also must pay overtime when an employee works more than 40 hours in a single …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law & Litigation Practice Groups Once in a great while, procrastinators are rewarded. And thanks to a Texas District Court judge, they have cause to celebrate. On November 22, Judge Amos Mazzant issued a preliminary injunction halting a new U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule that would have required most salaried …
Last week, the Department of Labor issued its long-awaited proposed changes to regulations implementing the Fair Labor Standards Act. These changes affect the “white collar” exemptions that allow employers to treat some management, professional, and administrative employees as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay and protections. Before treating an employee as exempt from these …