Posted on December 12, 2016 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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The table is set for a fight over whether or not more employees will be eligible for overtime pay as a result of the Department of Labor regulation changing the qualifications to be an exempt employee. President-Elect Trump has nominated Andrew Puzder to serve as Secretary of the Department of Labor. He has made it […]
Posted on May 4, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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We are anticipating the Department of Labor will propose new regulations governing the payment of overtime to employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. These new regulations, originally promised in November of 2014, will likely change the tests for determining whether or not an employee is exempt from the overtime pay requirements. The result of […]
Posted on April 29, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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A recent decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed whether employees performing certain activities during a meal break must be compensated in the form of pay for that work. Fortunately, the Court of Appeals held in favor of the employer when security guards were asking for pay while on a meal break because […]