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By Mitzi Wyrick

Last year, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new overtime regulations that would have substantially increased the salary level necessary for employees to remain classified as exempt.  Just before the new regulations were to go into effect, a United States District Court in Texas issued a nationwide ...

By Mitzi Wyrick

The United States Department of Labor Has Revived its Practice of Issuing Opinion Letters

Under the Obama Administration, the DOL’s Wage & Hour Division ceased issuing Opinion Letters and undertook the practice of issuing Administrator’s Interpretations which were designed to set forth generally applicable ...

By Sharon L. Gold

On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, President Trump picked William Emanuel, 75, to fill one of the two vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board.  The NLRB is currently controlled by Democrats, with a 2-1 majority.  When there are no vacancies, the Board is filled with three members from the President’s party and two from the ...

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