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Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL Home Page Cookie SettingsMain Content Search KMK Law Management Rights Blog DOL Increases Compensation Threshold for Exemption Eligibility By Mianda K. Bashala on 4.25.2024 The Department of Labor (DOL) announced on April 23, 2024, a final rule that expands the compensation threshold for exemption eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On July 1, 2024, most salaried workers who earn less than $43,888 per year will become eligible for overtime pay under the final rule, which increases the salary threshold from $35,568 to $43,888 per year. This threshold will increase again on January 1, 2025 to $58,656 per year. Read More › Tags: Department of Labor , Employment Law , FLSA Share + Federal Trade Commission Announces New Rule Invalidating Non-Compete Agreements By Gregory J. Robinson on 4.24.2024 Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC”) announced its long-anticipated final rule finding that the vast majority of non-compete agreements constitute unfair methods of competition, and are thus invalid. An estimated 30 million employees are covered by non-compete agreements, representing nearly one in five U.S. workers. Thus, this announced rule has the potential to significantly impact the labor market, as well as cause a shift in employers’ business strategies. Read More › Tags: Employment Law , Labor & Employment Law , Non-Compete Agreements Share + EEOC Announces Final Rule Providing Guidelines under the PWFA By Gregory J. Robinson on 4.16.2024 On April 15, 2024 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its finalized regulations of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Effective last year, the PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with known physical limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. But while the law went into effect on June 27, 2023, the EEOC is just now announcing its final rule providing guidance as to how this law will be interpreted and administered. Read More › Tags: Labor & Employment Law , Pregnancy Discrimination Share + The Practical Employment Law Podcast: Immediate Termination By Mark J. Chumley on 3.25.2024 Terminating an employee is often a long process involving warnings and documentation of performance issues. However, there are several scenarios that may call for immediate termination of employment. Employers often view these scenarios as safe from an employment law perspective but there can be hidden risks. Read More › Tags: Labor & Employment Law , Labor Law Share + The Practical Employment Law Podcast: Labor & Employment Law Update February 2024 By Mark J. Chumley on 3.4.2024 In this new podcast episode, recent cases and news from the world of Labor & Employment Law will be discussed. Read More › Tags: Coronavirus , Labor & Employment Law Share + The Practical Employment Law Podcast: Telephone Game By Mark J. Chumley on 2.27.2024 Many employees today use a phone in connection with their work. Some employers provide employees with phones and others allow or require their employees to use a personal phone. In either case, employee phone use creates a host of potential issues for employers. In this episode, 5 issues related to employee phone use will be considered. Read More › Tags: Labor & Employment Law , Privacy , Wage & Hour Share + The Practical Employment Law Podcast: Labor & Employment Law Update January 2024 By Mark J. Chumley on 1.31.2024 In this new podcast episode, recent cases and news from the world of Labor & Employment Law will be discussed. Read More › Tags: Department of Labor , Labor & Employment Law , National Labor Relations Board , Reasonable Accommodation , Workplace Accommodations Share + The Practical Employment Law Podcast: Employment Law Issues to Watch in 2024 By Mark J. Chumley on 1.12.2024 It is a new year and there is a lot going on in the world of employment law. This episode will cover seven (7) issues to keep an eye on in 2024. Read More › Tags: Labor & Employment Law Share + Department of Labor Announces New Independent Contractor Rule to Go into Effect March 11, 2024 By Gregory J. Robinson on 1.11.2024 On January 9, 2024, the Department of Labor announced that the changes to its independent contractor rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which were proposed last year will go into effect starting March 11, 2024. This new standard rescinds the independent contractor status rule announced in 2021, reverting back to the Department of Labor’s previous interpretation. Read More › Tags: Labor & Employment Law Share + The Practical Employment Law Podcast: The Employment Law Naughty & Nice List By Mark J. Chumley on 12.22.2023 In this holiday episode, we take a look back at the biggest employment law issues covered on the podcast in the past year and consider whether employers have been naughty or nice. 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