Department of Labor Unveils Its Long-Awaited Proposed Overtime Rule
3/11/19
By: Brad Adler On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited proposed rule that would revise the white collar overtime exemption regulations. In its proposed rule, the DOL proposed raising the minimum annual salary for exempt status from $23,360 to $35,308 (an increase in the weekly rate from $455 to…
NLRB Decisions are Trending Pro-Employer
2/27/19
By: Amy C. Bender The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) under the Trump administration is showing a return to more conservative, employer-friendly interpretations of the laws regarding employees’ rights to engage in concerted activity to improve wages and working conditions. As a reminder, these protections apply to almost all private-sector employees, regardless of whether they belong…
Governor Wolf Proposes New Overtime Rules for Pennsylvania
2/20/18
By: Christopher M. Curci Employers may recall the Obama administration’s efforts in 2016 to increase the overtime rule salary exemption from $23,600 annually to $47,476 annually. By way of background, employers are required to pay overtime to employees who work over 40 hours in a given workweek. However, many “white collar” employees are exempt from…
President Obama Signs Bipartisan Bill Creating Federal System Of Trade Secrets Law
5/12/16
By: Mike Wolak and Amanda Cash On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law. The DTSA is intended to create a more predictable, nationwide body of trade secrets law through a single federal statute. The new law, which overwhelmingly passed both houses of Congress, will give companies a…
2012 Election Cycle: Major Business Concerns Include Immigration, Baseless Lawsuits
8/27/12
By: Kelly Morrison
The Eleventh Circuit recently weighed in on Georgia’s controversial Immigration Reform Act, restoring a provision which allows police to verify the immigration status of criminal suspects failing to produce appropriate identification. This mirrors the U.S. Supreme