Charles E. McDonald

Dec 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Charles E. McDonald

When winter storms strike, businesses often face the challenging decision of whether to shut down operations to ensure the safety of their employees—bringing a host of wage and hour issues to the forefront. During unexpected closures, employers face considerations such as whether employees are entitled to be paid under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Here’s an overview of some of employers’ basic legal obligations during work disruptions caused by the weather.

Dec 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Charles E. McDonald

More than twenty states, and several major localities, will increase their minimum wage rates in the new year, with a majority of the changes effective on January 1, 2025. The chart below lists state and certain major locality minimum wage increases for 2025—and future years, if available—along with the related changes in the maximum tip credit and minimum cash wage for tipped employees.

Dec 6, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Charles E. McDonald

[co-author: Leah Shepherd]On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed ending the practice of paying subminimum wages to workers with certain disabilities. The proposed rule would phase out subminimum wages for workers with disabilities over a three-year period. Quick Hits The DOL recently proposed dropping the subminimum wage rule under federal law.

Dec 2, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Keith Kopplin |Charles E. McDonald |Zachary Zagger

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is appealing a U.S. district judge’s recent ruling striking down the agency’s final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees,” which had authorized an increase in the white-collar minimum salary thresholds for exemption from federal overtime requirements.

Nov 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Nancy S. Lester |Charles E. McDonald |Kesha Wilson

As the nation concludes the 2024 elections, employers may want to keep an eye on the outcomes of several key state ballot measures that will have significant implications for wage policies, employee benefits, and compliance requirements. The results of the 2024 elections are flowing in and President-elect Donald Trump is headed back to the Oval Office, winning a second term four years after failing in a reelection bid.