The DOL Updates Its Model Notice of Employee Rights Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted on: March 27, 2020 By: , and

The United States Department of Labor updated its “model” notice of employees’ rights pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or “Act”). This updated model notice must be posted or distributed to employees electronically in time for the FFCRA’s effective … Continue reading →

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Practical Guidance for Employers Grappling With the Coronavirus Threat

Posted on: March 2, 2020 By: , , , , and

This week, the World Health Organization upgraded the global risk of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) to “very high” with over 83,000 cases being confirmed, including dozens in the United States. Employers are grappling with how to address the practical and … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements

Posted on: January 15, 2020 By: and

States across the country continue to enact legislation limiting the use of non-compete agreements. The most notable trend is the applicability (or, rather, non-applicability) of non-competition agreements to low-wage earners.  As the new year begins, and many of these laws … Continue reading →

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Rule Clarifying Exclusions from Overtime Calculation

Posted on: December 13, 2019 By: and

On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) finalized a new rule that lets employers leave several perks, including tuition benefits, paid leave cash-outs, and some bonuses, out of the formula used to calculate employees’ overtime pay. According … Continue reading →

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Salary Threshold Rule, Effective January 1, 2020

Posted on: September 24, 2019 By: and

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to make an estimated 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Check out Snell & Wilmer’s legal alert … Continue reading →

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Common and Costly Employer Mistake: Not Paying Overtime Premium on Incentive Compensation

Posted on: August 12, 2019 By: and

Most employers know that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires minimum wage and overtime to be paid to employees unless they are exempt. A common mistake, however, is when employers fail to properly factor certain incentive compensation into non-exempt … Continue reading →

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U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Salary Threshold Rule

Posted on: March 7, 2019 By: and

On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the minimum salary threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act – an update that would make approximately a million more … Continue reading →

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States Push Back on Local Paid-Sick-Leave Laws

Posted on: November 1, 2018 By: and

Snell & Wilmer’s Josh Woodard and Benjamin Nucci were quoted in Society for Human Resource Management’s HR Magazine article on the state and local paid sick leave laws across the country. Read on here.

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OMB Blocks EEOC’s Pay Reporting Requirements

Posted on: September 2, 2017 By: , and

Last Tuesday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) halted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s collection of pay data from employer information reports, called EEO-1s. See here. The EEOC finalized the rule related to pay data collection in September 2016 in … Continue reading →

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