The Final Rule for overtime pay issued by the DOL under the previous administration is still in a legal holding pattern. But the old rules still apply for now - for now.
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Topics: overtime pay, hourly, payroll compliance, DOL, fsla, salary, exempt employees
The Trump White House recently instructed federal agencies to freeze all pending regulations. This action appears to include a number of labor and employment rules initiated under the Obama administration.
The Trump administration recently indicated that it was not favorable towards allowing former President Obama's expanded update of federal overtime pay rules. This was underscored by a court filing indicating that it may withdraw a White House appeal of a federal court's recent invalidation of the so-called Final Rule.
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Topics: overtime pay, labor law compliance, employee classification, DOL, fsla, exempt employees
California employers face increasingly difficult compliance requirements with CA labor laws. In addition, federal rules and regulations add to the complexity.
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Topics: ca labor laws, overtime pay, employee classification, DOL, fsla, exempt employees
On December 1, 2016, the new Department of Labor (DOL) regulations, known as the "Final Rule”, went into effect and now dictates overtime pay and "exempt" employees’ status.
The Final Rule has now changed the employee classification of approximately 4.2 million workers nationwide for overtime pay by automatically qualifying them as "non-exempt" employees. And in California, the DOL now requires all employers to adjust their policies with the "Final Rule."
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Topics: overtime pay, california labor laws, employee classification, employee lawsuits, DOL, exempt employees
A new California labor law promises headaches for the state's workers' comp insurance providers. And the deadline is looming.
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones recently notified all workers’ comp insurers writing policies in the state about changes to procedures related to excluded employees created by a new law.
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Topics: ca labor laws, california labor laws, labor law compliance, worker's comp, insurance, exempt employees