Earlier this week, the California Supreme Court dove into that most important legal subject: basic math. The case of Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp. centered on what the denominator should be when calculating the regular rate of pay, which is in turn used to calculate the overtime pay for employees receiving a flat sum attendance bonus. As all employers should […]

On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) formally issued 17 Opinion Letters that reproduce verbatim the text of letters that were signed by the administrator of the Wage and Hour Division approximately nine years ago near the end of the George W. Bush Administration but never issued. An Official of the DOL explained that the letters had […]

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) proposed overtime exemption rule suffered another blow today. A Texas federal court granted summary judgment in favor of business groups and States who challenged the new regulations last year. The proposed rule was blocked by a preliminary injunction issued in November 2016, as reported here: https://suttonhague.com/new-overtime-rules-blocked/. The Court found that DOL exceeded its authority […]

Today a federal court issued an injunction to block the DOL’s new overtime regulations. The regulations, including the new salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees, were set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. The so-called “White Collar” exemption’s annual salary threshold was to increase from $23,660 to $47,476 under the now-blocked regulations. This SHLC Blog post previously detailed the […]

Leading Nevada publications continue to quote SHLC in articles on employment law issues. October 24, 2016 edition of the Las Vegas Business Press click here. August 22, 2016 edition Northern Nevada Business Weekly click here.

California overtime rules for agricultural employees will change significantly now that AB 1066 has become law. Today, Governor Brown signed the controversial bill that eliminates the agricultural exemption from the standard overtime provisions and other wage and hour standards. The new law will phase-in the introduction of stricter overtime standards for employees covered by Wage Order 14. Historically, agricultural workers […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the final rule that will increase the salary threshold for so-called white collar workers and “highly compensated employees.” DOL originally announced the proposed increase last summer and since that time the details and effective date of the regulatory change have been much anticipated. This SHLC Blog Post from July 2, 2015 discussed […]