Michael Rose

Jun 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Rose

In a development somewhat overshadowed by the release of the more-publicized Federal Trade Commission’s recent non-compete-ban, the DOL’s final overtime rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, has now been finalized and released as of April 23, 2024.

May 9, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Rose

In an October 2023 article, we discussed the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) proposed new rule that would significantly raise the minimum salary for employees to qualify for the so-called “white-collar exemptions” (administrative, executive, and professional employees, among other classifications) to the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).

Feb 19, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Michael Rose |Gaurab Shumsher Thapa |Alexander R Arifianto |Shankaran Nambiar

In 2024, as Timor-Leste prepares to mark 25 years since its vote for freedom from Indonesia both its many achievements and potentially existential risks are both plain to see. 2023 was an El Nino year, and word around Dili was that might mean drought. The anxiety had been hard to perceive from abroad — with news feeds focused more on ASEAN and the election — but in Dili it was the weather that had people worried.

Jan 30, 2024 | aspistrategist.org.au | Joanne Wallis |Quentin Hanich |Michael Rose

Defence diplomacy, the peaceful use of defence resources to pursue foreign and strategic policy objectives, is generally viewed as positively contributing to Australia’s statecraft, especially in the Pacific Islands region. But although it is gaining prominence in Australian debates, the concept of defence diplomacy is often not well-understood and there is scepticism about its value.

Nov 9, 2023 | theaustraliatoday.com.au | Joanne Wallis |Alan Tidwell |Henrietta McNeill |Michael Rose

By Joanne Wallis, Alan Tidwell, Henrietta McNeill, and Michael RoseAfter years of neglect, there’s a reason why Pacific leaders now describe the Pacific Islands’ geopolitical landscape as “crowded and complex”. Many democratic powers have recently refocused their attention on the region, including Australia, the United States, New Zealand, France, the United Kingdom and Japan.