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Nov 19, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James Coleman |Jason Friedman
On Friday, November 15, a federal court in the Eastern District of Texas vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024 Final Rule which sought to dramatically increase the minimum salary levels required for an employee to qualify for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional exemptions to the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The vacatur applies to all employers nationwide. It is not limited to the parties in the case, or to the jurisdiction of the court.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James Coleman |Jason Friedman
On Friday, August 23, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a Final Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor that sought to restrict when employers could claim a “tip credit” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In Restaurant Law Center et. al., v.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
hr.com | James Coleman
The DOL's new regulation raises the minimum salary requirement for white-collar exemptions to $844 per week starting July 1, 2024. The annual compensation threshold needed to be considered a highly compensated employee will increase to $132,964 on July 1, 2024. Future updates to salary levels will occur every three years starting July 1, 2027, ensuring timely adjustments.
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May 22, 2024 | 
hr.com | James Coleman
The DOL's new regulation raises the minimum salary requirement for white-collar exemptions to $844 per week starting July 1, 2024. The annual compensation threshold needed to be considered a highly compensated employee will increase to $132,964 on July 1, 2024. Future updates to salary levels will occur every three years starting July 1, 2027, ensuring timely adjustments.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James Coleman |Ellen Kearns
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued final regulations that increase the minimum salary level needed for the white-collar exemption and the annual compensation threshold needed to be considered a Highly Compensated Employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James Coleman |Ellen Kearns
Tuesday the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule addressing how to determine whether a worker is properly classified as an “employee” or an “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Final Rule follows a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by the DOL in October 2022. In the NPRM, the DOL proposed to rescind the rule that had been issued in the last days of the Trump Administration.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | James Coleman
After repeated promises and repeated delays, the U.S. Department of Labor has released proposed regulations to revise the compensation requirements of the White Collar and Highly Compensated Employee exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The White Collar exemptions are also known as the Executive-Administrative-Professional, or “EAP,” exemptions.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
lexology.com | James Coleman
After repeated promises and repeated delays, the U.S. Department of Labor has released proposed regulations to revise the compensation requirements of the White Collar and Highly Compensated Employee exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The White Collar exemptions are also known as the Executive-Administrative-Professional, or “EAP,” exemptions.
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Jul 4, 2023 | 
regionmedia.com.cn | James Coleman
吉尔·康明斯（Gill Cummins）和佩珀正在松露农场挖松露。图片：James Coleman。又到了堪培拉的松露季，喜欢松露的朋友们可以去农场寻找松露啦。提到挖松露，离不开的就是吉尔·康明斯（Gill Cummins）和她的五只狗狗佩珀（Pepper）、索利（Solly）、贝利（Bailey）、亨利（Henry）和鲁比（Ruby）。吉尔以前是房地产经纪人也是一名园丁，现在她是东部澳大利亚高原（EAT）松露合作社的承包商，每年6月至8月期间，她都会在本地各个松露农场寻找这个可使用真菌珍馐。我们去Sutton附近的Blue Frog Truffles见到了吉尔，让我们一起来看看狗狗们是如何发现松露的吧。VIDEOBlue Frog Truffles松露农场将在每周日上午10点至中午12点寻找松露，感兴趣的朋友们可以前往观看吉尔跟她的狗狗是如何工作的。票价成人100澳元，5岁至15岁儿童50澳元。Original Article published by James Coleman on Riotact.
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May 31, 2023 | 
regionmedia.com.cn | James Coleman
Gold Creek Village的壁画艺术家安德鲁·凯拉赫（Andrew Kelaher）。图片：James Coleman。近些年你有去过Gold Creek Village吗？要是去过的话，我敢肯定你见过安德鲁·凯拉赫（Andrew Kelaher）的壁画。在很多堪培拉的精品店里都看到过安德鲁的手绘壁画。很多商店的外墙都能看到他的作品，向大家展示着周围的城市自然风光。我们一起来看看，安德鲁的作品吧。VIDEOOriginal Article published by James Coleman on Riotact. Share:
