by Justin Hectus | Mar 11, 2019 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a long-awaited rule proposal to update the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) “white collar” overtime exemptions. The proposed rule would increase the currently-enforced salary thresholds set in...
by Justin Hectus | Dec 4, 2018 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
As always, the changing of the calendar year triggers the arrival of new laws with important implications for California employers. Many new laws stem from the #MeToo movement, and most expand protections for employees in 2019 and beyond. Additionally, several laws...
by commune | Feb 21, 2018 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Today, the United States Supreme Court held in Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Paul Somers that the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) provides “whistleblower” protection only to those employees who report misconduct to the...
by commune | Dec 21, 2017 | Employment Alerts, Other News
It’s the shortest day of the year, but, as usual, there is no shortage of laws impacting California employers scheduled to go into effect in the New Year. As anticipated, new laws and updates to existing laws will expand protections to employees in 2018. We...
by commune | Sep 18, 2017 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Keesal, Young & Logan recently obtained a total victory for a broker-dealer in an employment dispute. In June 2017, a FINRA arbitration panel issued a final and binding award dismissing the claimant’s claims in their entirety. The arbitration was initiated by an...
by commune | Aug 31, 2017 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On Thursday, August 31, 2017, Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Obama Administration’s 2016 Department of Labor (DOL) rule doubling the salary threshold for exempting white-collar workers from overtime pay. Judge Mazzant stated that...
