DOL RELEASES FINAL RULE ON OVERTIME PAY
DOL RELEASES FINAL RULE ON OVERTIME PAY The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited final rule regarding overtime pay for “white collar” employees (executive, administrative, and professional). The rule applies to all employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the federal law that sets minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, and… Read More »
SUPREME COURT: EMPLOYER CAN’T PUNISH EMPLOYEE FOR (NOT) EXERCISING 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
Last week the Supreme Court issued an important decision protecting First Amendment rights. Heffernan v. City of Paterson involved the following facts: Jeffrey Heffernan, a detective in the City of Paterson, New Jersey police department, picked up a lawn sign from a distribution point for the campaign of the mayoral candidate running against the incumbent… Read More »
SPLIT SUPREME COURT HANDS PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR UNIONS MAJOR VICTORY
SPLIT SUPREME COURT HANDS PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR UNIONS MAJOR VICTORY Public sector labor unions were handed a big win by the U.S. Supreme Court last month.Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association involved the issue of whether public sector unions could collect fees from workers who chose not to join the union and did not want to… Read More »