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Alexis Switzer

Department of Labor Announces Proposed Rule to Update Overtime Threshold

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would update the salary threshold under which employees are eligible for overtime pay under federal labor...

NLRB Restores Prior Protections for Employee Outbursts

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) grants employees the right to engage in concerted protected activity to obtain better terms and conditions of employment, form a union,...

Kentucky Supreme Court Determines Employers Are Not Required To Pay Workers For Time Spent In Preliminary And Postliminary Security Screenings

In a 4-3 decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court determined that pursuant to Kentucky Wage and Hour law, employers are not required to pay workers for time spent undergoing preliminary and...

Supreme Court Rules Highly Paid Employee is Entitled to Overtime Pay

The United States Supreme Court published its ruling today in an overtime case involving a highly paid employee.  In Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt, the employee worked as a...

EEO-1 Reporting Expected to Begin in Mid-July: What to Expect?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently confirmed that EEO-1 reporting for 2022 data is scheduled to begin in mid-July.   The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data...