Labor and Employment Law Blog

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

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 workers eligible for overtime pay. The DOL released the details on its website[1] ahead of […]

March 7, 2019 | 2 min read | Tagged: Eastern District of Texas, Fifth Circuit, Notice, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Obama, Overtime, U.S. District Court, USDOL

Jennifer R. Yee Partner

Joshua R. Woodard Partner

Fifth Circuit: Sign Your Arbitration Agreement!

A surprising and cautionary tale for employers from the usually conservative and employer-friendly Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals – you might want to sign your arbitration agreements. The court last week struck down an employer’s arbitration agreement which was signed by the employee but not by the company. See here. The arbitration agreement at issue […]

June 19, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: Arbitration, Employment Arbitration Agreements, Fifth Circuit, Modification, Signature, Signature Block, Signed

Walker Crowson Partner