By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. While the Obama administration has delayed the Affordable Care Act requirement that large employers provide health insurance to all employees, many of the 2013 and 2014 ACA requirements will still apply as scheduled. Beginning on January 1, 2014, numerous provisions of the […]
Monthly Archives: July 2013
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By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. This has been a busy year in the labor and employment law arena. And it is a good time to be sure your employee handbook is changing with the times! Here are a few areas that may need revising in your handbook: […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. The Fifth Circuit recently addressed one of the lesser used exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) … outside sales. Reminder: Any employee who has been properly categorized as exempt, is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime hour requirements. Meza […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. We know investigations by the DOL can be difficult. And if you’re found guilty of not paying proper wages, it can be very expensive. But this is ridiculous! Back in 2008, the DOL began investigating a market in California for failing to […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. In a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) case on Tuesday (July 2), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the 2010 DOL interpretation that declared loan mortgage officers were hourly employees. The Court’s holding was not based on the merits of the 2010 […]