Announcements and Updates
By Allen J. McKenna
Partner, Ford Harrison Law Firm
U.S. District Court Judge Sam R. Cummings has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) "persuader rule" from being implemented on July 1 of this year.
Read MoreBy A. Keith "Kip" McAlister, Jr.
Attorney, Williams Mullen
Although the Obama Administration is well into its last year, it is signaling no let-up in its aggressive environmental and occupational safety and health enforcement agendas.
Read MoreBy Charles E. McDonald, III
Attorney, Ogletree Deakins
The minimum salary threshold to qualify for the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will more than double on December 1, 2016, from $23,660 per year to $47,476 per year.
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