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Nov 7, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Kevin Jackson
As we wrote about earlier this year, the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule on April 23, 2024,
increasing the standard salary level for the "white
collar" exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
at $844/week as of July 1, 2024. This marked a significant increase
from the $644/week ($43,888 annually) threshold established in
January 2020.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Kevin Jackson
As we wrote about earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule on April 23, 2024, increasing the standard salary level for the “white collar” exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at $844/week as of July 1, 2024. This marked a significant increase from the $644/week ($43,888 annually) threshold established in January 2020.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Kevin Jackson
As we wrote about earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule on April 23, 2024, increasing the standard salary level for the “white collar” exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at $844/week as of July 1, 2024. This marked a significant increase from the $644/week ($43,888 annually) threshold established in January 2020.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Krista M. Cabrera |Kevin Jackson
In 2004, California enacted the Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA), a first-in-the-nation mechanism to expand the enforcement of the state’s robust Labor Code protections for employees. Proponents of PAGA celebrated its objective to allow California employees to seek significant penalties against employers by “stepping into the shoes” of the state.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Abby M. Warren |Christopher A. Costain |Kevin Jackson |Krista M. Cabrera
Skip to main content July 15, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 197 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Abby M. Warren |Christopher A. Costain |Kevin Jackson |Krista M. Cabrera
Skip to main content July 15, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 197 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
law360.com | Kevin Jackson |Jack Fitzgerald
ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Kevin Jackson and Jack FitzGerald (September 7, 2023, 11:58 AM EDT) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Groff v. DeJoy, a religious accommodations case, upended the decades-old de minimus standard for the undue hardship defense.
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Aug 8, 2023 | 
kentucky.com | Kevin Jackson
As an elected official in the Commonwealth of Kentucky who heard from countless constituents that AM radio served as their lifeline during our last public safety emergency (the deadly tornadoes that left most of our homes powerless, damaged, or destroyed), I couldn't be more disappointed in the select automakers who are removing AM radio from their new vehicle models. Why are they doing this? Well, they say it's because the motors of their electric vehicles interfere with the AM signal.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Kevin Jackson |Andrew McClain
A strong correlation exists between a multinational company’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) efforts and the company’s financial performance. Racial equity audits often are utilized to measure the precise quality and efficacy of these DEI initiatives.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Krista M. Cabrera |Kevin Jackson
In June 2022, we reported on the Viking River case, in
which the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the question of whether
claims brought under the California Private Attorney General Act
(PAGA) could be compelled to arbitration on an individual basis. As
many California employers are aware, PAGA allows employees to bring
claims on behalf of the state to recover civil penalties for
violations of the California Labor Code.
