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Posted on Apr 24, 2024 on Employment, NLRB, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
The salary threshold required to exempt a salaried executive, administrative, or professional employee from federal overtime was increased from $35,568 to $43,888 effective July 1, 2024. The salary threshold will further increase to $58,656 on …
Posted on Feb 14, 2024 on Employment, Labor Management Issues, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
On January 9, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a six-factor test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). This new rule …
Posted on Feb 7, 2024 on Age, Employment, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Over the past year, newspapers have been filled with headlines about a surge in child labor violations across the United States. The headlines are on to something. Overall, child labor violations have more than tripled …
Posted on Jan 4, 2024 on Employment, Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
While the federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009, the reality for most Americans is the minimum wage in their state (30 to be exact) far exceeds that. In fact, as of January 1st, …
Posted on Oct 6, 2023 on Employment, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
Governor Ned Lamont recently announced that, commencing on January 1, 2024, Connecticut’s minimum wage of $15.00 will increase to $15.69 an hour. This marks the state’s inaugural economic indicator-driven minimum wage increase. This adjustment is …
Posted on Apr 6, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last month, California legislators introduced the Fast-Food Franchisor Responsibility Act (“AB 1228”). It’s core creates joint liability between franchisees and franchisors and was part of the original Fast Food Recovery Act (“AB 257”). These joint …
Posted on Feb 21, 2023 on Employment, Legal Updates, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Earlier this week, a California federal judge blessed a $53.5 million settlement between United Airlines and a group of California based flight attendants. The settlement is the result of a 2014 class action brought by …
Posted on Nov 15, 2022 on Employment, Union Issues, Wage and Hour, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
In a surprising setback to the unionizing trend sweeping the country, workers at a Philadelphia-area Home Depot soundly rejected the Home Depot Workers United union by a vote of 165-51. This first ever store-wide union …
Posted on Aug 8, 2022 on Legal Updates, News, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Earlier this week the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced it had reached a nearly $85 million settlement with Cargill Inc. and several other poultry producers for an alleged wage-fixing scheme designed to keep …
Posted on Jul 27, 2022 on Labor Management Issues, News, Wage and Hour by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
A recent study conducted by multinational consulting firm, Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”), shows employers are preparing for large raises in 2023, to go on top of the massive 4.1% average increases they doled out this …