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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Rule Limiting Joint Employer Liability for Wages
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Rule Limiting Joint Employer Liability for Wages

On Tuesday, a federal judge in Manhattan shot down parts of the Trump administration’s recent joint employer regulation, now making it easier for employees to prove joint employment and obtain recovery for wage and hour violations against multiple companies. The decision is a setback for the busin...
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DOL Clarifies Pay Requirements for Remote Hourly Workers
DOL Clarifies Pay Requirements for Remote Hourly Workers

The coronavirus pandemic has created numerous challenges for employers, not least of which is tracking hours worked for remote nonexempt employees. Prior to the pandemic, conventional wisdom cautioned against telework or remote work arrangements for hourly employees due to wage and hour risks and li...
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U.S. Department of Labor Releases New Overtime Rule Proposal
U.S. Department of Labor Releases New Overtime Rule Proposal

On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to heighten the “salary basis” threshold for purposes of determining whether an employee may be considered exempt from the mandatory overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Ac...
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An Overview of the Defend Trade Secrets Act
An Overview of the Defend Trade Secrets Act

President Obama signed an amendment to the Espionage Act (18 U.S.C. § 1831) today, titled the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).  The DTSA allows plaintiffs to bring civil trade secret misappropriation claims in federal court, so long as the trade secret is related to a product or service used in or...
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