Charles McDonald

Dec 8, 2024 | wftv.com | Nate Tice |Charles McDonald

Subscribe to Football 301Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeNate Tice & Charles McDonald fire up the Football 301 fifth quarter with a look at four excellent games from Week 14's Sunday slate and one game that will have Chicago Bears fans wearing a bag over their heads. The guys kick things off with the epic 44-42 carnival show in Los Angeles where the Buffalo Bills fell narrowly to the L.A. Rams in the inter-conference tilt.

Dec 5, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Charles McDonald

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. The DOL recently proposed dropping the subminimum wage rule under federal law. Since 1938, federal law has allowed some employers to pay subminimum wages to workers with certain developmental, physical, and mental disabilities.

Nov 27, 2024 | ogletree.com | Keith Kopplin |Charles McDonald |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsThe DOL has appealed a federal judge’s recent decision striking down its increases to the salary thresholds for the white-collar exemptions from the FLSA’s overtime requirements. The rule increased the minimum salary to $43,888 per year on July 1, 2024, and effective January 1, 2024, it would have increased the minimum salary to the equivalent of $58,656 per year for the EAP exemption and $151,164 per year for the HCE exemption.

Nov 8, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Charles McDonald

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.

Nov 8, 2024 | ogletree.com | Charles McDonald |Kesha Wilson |Nancy S. Lester |Zachary Zagger

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. In the U.S. Congress, Republicans appear to have seized control of the U.S. Senate, at least for the next two years, while several races that will decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives have yet to be determined.