New Overtime Tracking & Reporting Requirements for Employers You have undoubtedly heard about the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”). One of the OBBBA provisions is the “No Tax on Overtime” (Sec. 70202) terms, which are effective for tax years 2025 through 2028. The OBBBA“No Tax on Overtime” actually...
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Does That Mean For Employers? There are two new pregnancy-related federal laws, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”), expanding federal protections for both pregnant and nursing mothers. While some of the Acts’...
U.S Court of Appeals Back East Says PTO is NOT Salary In the case of Higgins v Bayada Home Health, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal court covering Delaware, New Jersey, Eastern/Middle and Eastern Pennsylvania, says paid time off (“PTO”) is not salary for purposes of the Fair...
Exempt Employees: What Deductions Are Permitted, Prohibited? The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to pay most employees overtime pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek (some states require overtime in additional situations). The FLSA allows for exemptions from the overtime requirement for...
DOL Issues Long Awaited Proposed Rule on Independent Contractors The misclassification of employees as independent contractors is one of the most serious problems facing affected employees, employers, and the U.S. economy. The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued a proposed rule to clarify who is an independent contractor under...
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS VS EMPLOYEES - UPDATE The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) addresses the misclassification of employees (“Eees”) as independent contractors (“ICs”). There has been a lot of litigation and attorneys fees expended in companies’ misclassifying employees. The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently stated that it will revisit the...
Many employers are rightfully concerned with how best to manage the business and financial impact and implications of the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting closures and dislocations. Some are considering temporary furloughs of workers as an alternative to terminations or reductions in force (“RIFs”). Below, we provide a general overview of...