New Overtime Rules Blocked by Federal Court
A federal court has temporarily blocked the new overtime rules that were set to go into effect on December 1, 2016, throwing the future of the rules into question.
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A federal court has temporarily blocked the new overtime rules that were set to go into effect on December 1, 2016, throwing the future of the rules into question.
Read MoreEffective immediately, the Montgomery County Council has expanded the County’s Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act, which just went into effect on October 1, 2016, to require that employees be permitted to use accrued sick and safe leave for absences surrounding the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
Read MoreUnder newly released DOL rules, most federal government contractors entering into new or renegotiated contracts on or after January 1, 2017, will be required to provide employees performing on, or in connection with, the contract with up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year.
Read MoreTake Away: Effective December 1, 2016, the minimum salary that employees must be paid to qualify for the white collar or the highly compensated exemptions to the FLSA overtime requirements will increase substantially.
Read MoreSummary: Employers who pay their salaried employees every week or every two weeks will unavoidably encounter a year in which there is one pay day more than usual. These employers should plan ahead to identify and address these “payroll leap years” in advance.
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