According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), retaliation again leads the way as the most frequently filed charge for Fiscal Year 2019. On January 24, 2020, the EEOC released its annual enforcement and litigation data, which showed retaliation as the leading charge, followed by disability ...
By Mitzi Wyrick
On January 12, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) updated its standard for determining who is a joint employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for the first time in 60 years. Under the FLSA, an employee may be employed by more than one employer, which puts each employer at risk for unpaid wages ...
If you’re like me, you’re sick of hearing the phrase “new year, new me” at the beginning of every new year. A decade of hearing “new year, new me” and witnessing no change has made me somewhat of a cynic. However, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has given me new hope with their commitment to remain the same this new year. Here’s what ...
Thursday, January 9th, 2020 is the day medical marijuana officially arrived in Cincinnati. Have a Heart Cincy is the name of the brand new medical marijuana dispensary located on Vine Street in Hartwell. You need a prescription from a licensed physician based upon a limited number of symptoms, but it is here. There is even rumor that long ...
Welcome to 2020 – a new decade! As we recover from the holidays and settle into our first full week of the new year, it’s important to remember that things have changed (sort of). To help keep you informed, we’ve summarized a few key changes below:
- New overtime rule raises salary threshold for exempt employees
- Regulations on regular rate of ...
By Sharon Gold
Last month, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Final Rule that revised certain regulations concerning the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) regular rate requirements. The Final Rule is effective January 15, 2020.
Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must be paid one and a half times their regular rate for ...