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We address issues, cases and matters of statutory and regulatory compliance of employment law that can impact a business' growth and profitability.

Employer Law Blog
November 11, 2021

NLRB Office of the General Counsel Clarifies Position On Employers’ Duty to Bargain New OSHA ETS

On November 10, 2021, Acting Associate General Counsel Joan A. Sullivan issued a memorandum to all Regional Directors of the National Labor Relations Board, advising them regarding the position of the Office of the General Counsel (“Office”) on the basic legal framework that they will apply to the employer’s duty to bargain the implementation of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that was recently issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”).

Employer Law Blog
March 16, 2014

President Directs Department of Labor to Update White-Collar Overtime Exemption Regulations

Since its enactment in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) has generally required employers to pay most employees overtime time and a half for all hours worked over 40 during the workweek. Of course, certain employees that are employed in “white collar” jobs are exempt because, in part, they are paid a regular salary each week, regardless of the number of hours actually worked during the week. The exempt positions include those individuals employed in an executive, professional or administrative capacity.