Stephanie Gold

Jan 24, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Patricia Ambrose |William Ferreira |Stephanie Gold

President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday issued a sweeping Executive Order (the Order), entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which impacts Federal contractors and grantees as well as other private institutions.

Dec 18, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Stephanie Gold

In 2024, the federal government continued to shape the research compliance landscape with significant developments for research institutions across several areas. Key updates included the continued implementation of research security initiatives under National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) alongside the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Final Rule on research misconduct – both generating new obligations for compliance professionals.

Aug 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Stephanie Gold |Megan Wilson

In August 2022, President Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act (“CHIPS Act”), a landmark legislation intended to strengthen the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.

Sep 19, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Barry Burgdorf |William Ferreira |Stephanie Gold

Under existing federal law, to be classified as exempt from overtime under the so-called “white collar" executive, administrative, or professional FLSA exemptions, an employee must meet three requirements: (1) satisfy a “duties test” (i.e., have and perform certain white collar job duties); (2) be paid on a salary or fee basis (as opposed to an hourly basis); and (3) be paid at least $684 per week ($35,568 a year).

Sep 18, 2023 | lexology.com | Barry Burgdorf |William Ferreira |Stephanie Gold |George Ingham |Amy Kett

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed to substantially raise the pay thresholds that must be met for employees to be classified as exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white-collar” exemptions.