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The Ministry of Labour and Employment (the 'MoLE') has introduced 4 labour codes in a bid to revamp labour laws related legislations in India. In this regard, the MoLE has [...]

Welcome to our Halloween edition of Republic of Labour Law, a spooky newsletter in which we distil the most frightening Irish legal and HR updates from the last month in [...]

The recently-enacted California Photo Shoot Pay Easement Act allows employers to pay models, producers, photographers and other employees on a print shoot in California on the next regular payday following [...]

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released the finalized role on overtime exemptions for white-collar workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The role updates the standard salary levels [...]

Byline: Michael Pelly Oct 31, 2019 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Lawyer Michael Vrisakis says fairness has become a priority for Australian companies. Vrisakis was commenting [...]

The Labour Court public consultation process on the variation of the Sectoral Employment Order ('SEO') for Mechanical Engineering and Building Services Contractors is closing soon. The deadline for submissions by [...]

On October 4, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed rulings by the District Court for the Northern District of California to decertify a rest break subclass and to [...]

As expected, California's governor has signed off on AB 5, a law making it harder for most employers to classify workers as independent contractors. The legislation will have sweeping ramifications [...]

As we've covered extensively on this blog, the administrative state responsible for implementing environmental, health, and safety policy in the United States is in flux. A few months ago in [...]

Law Spotlight Blog, on Aug. 15 New Jersey banned salary history requests. The New Jersey law makes it unlawful for an employer to (1) screen a job applicant based on [...]

30 FAQs about the New Rule The Department of Labor ('DOL') unveiled the final version of its overtime exemption rule (the 'Rule'), which sets the annual salary threshold for exempt [...]

This morning the Department of Labor (DOL) released its highly anticipated final rule updating the minimum salary thresholds for employees to qualify for the Fair Labor Standard Act's (FLSA's) executive, [...]

The suspense is over - the Department of Labor just this morning announced the revised Overtime Rule, which will set the minimum salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standard Act's [...]

Highlights The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final overtime rule as it relates to the salary amount that employees must be paid in order to meet the salary [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor announced its final rule updating and revising the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regarding the earnings thresholds necessary to [...]

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a highly anticipated final rule that modifies the salary level requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) so-called [...]

In its final part 541 overtime rule, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) set the salary level or amount test at $684 per week/$35,568 per [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: A New York appellate court recently held that New York employers may be liable for liquidated damages for failure to pay employees on a timely basis, even where [...]

The recent headlines involving celebrity chef George Calombaris and the MADE Group of Restaurants serves as a warning to employers about workplace compliance and the consequences of getting it wrong. [...]

In a rare pro-employer decision, on September 12, 2019 the California Supreme Court decided in ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court that Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) plaintiffs cannot recover back [...]

On September 10, by a vote of 29-11, the California Senate passed legislation known as AB 5 - a law codifying the 'ABC test' from the landmark Dynamex v. Superior [...]

California's Supreme Court has cut off an area of significant potential exposure for California employers by ruling that employees cannot recover unpaid wages on behalf of themselves and other aggrieved [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Voris v. Lampert, the California Supreme Court held that unpaid wages cannot be recovered through a tort claim for conversion. The Facts Brett Voris, in exchange for [...]

If you are a sports fan, then you might consider the regulatory agenda of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in general, and the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in [...]

Joining the ranks of several other states and local jurisdictions that have taken similar steps in the fight against pay disparity, Illinois will soon prohibit employers from asking job applicants [...]

As previously reported in our Employment Law Spotlight blog, after the March 7 unveiling by the DOL of its longawaited proposed rule - which would make more employees eligible for [...]

As we previously reported, the Illinois legislature passed House Bill 834 and Governor J. B. Pritzker signed the bill into law. It will become effective September 29, 2019. The new [...]

As we previously reported in our Employment Law Spotlight Blog, on April 1, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new, four-part test [...]

Byline: Ewin Hannan Aug 15, 2019 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Fair Work Commission president Iain Ross says he agrees with Business Council of Australia CEO Jennifer Westacott [...]

On August 6, 2019, New Jersey enacted its Wage Theft Law, transforming the state's wage and hour laws into one of the most robust in the country. As discussed below, [...]

Employers in Kansas City, Missouri, are now prohibited from asking applicants about their prior salary or pay histories. Kansas City's ordinance, which becomes effective on October 31, 2019, is part [...]

In the latest effort across the country to address the 'glass ceiling' and pay inequity issues, New Jersey recently passed a new law to significantly limit salary information that can [...]

On 24 July 2019, the Government of Haryana, through the Labour Commissioner, Haryana (Government), issued guidelines (Guidelines) wherein it has clarified that the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (IESO [...]

The Chicago City Council approved the 'Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance' on July 24, 2019. The Ordinance goes into effect on July 1, 2020. The Ordinance will require employers covered by [...]

The push to eliminate inquiries into job applicants' salary history continues, as New Jersey has enacted a statewide law that will restrict employers from obtaining and utilizing applicants' salary history [...]

Introduction Panama's Labor Code, in effect since April 1972, with some changes in the last years, regulates the relationship between capital and labor, based on the principles of social justice [...]

Although the draconian state law on wage statements often makes it feel like the deck is stacked against the business community, a California Court of Appeals recently provided a rare [...]

On 3 July 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the Code on Wages Bill 2019 (Wages Bill). While an official press release in this regard is awaited, the Union Minister for [...]

A recent case from the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Policing Board v Agnew and ors has [...]

In a continuation of its recent legislative push to expand the reach of anti-discrimination laws, New York State is set to be the latest jurisdiction to prohibit employers from asking [...]

Award Wages Increase Any business with employees who are covered by a modern award and are paying at or close to the minimum wage required under the modern award, it [...]

Last week, Seyfarth submitted comments regarding the DOL's proposal to update the federal regulations that set the standard for determining whether a business can be held liable as a joint [...]

Since issuing the DOJ/FTC Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals in 2016, the DOJ Antitrust Division has remained active in enforcing and commenting on agreements among employers not to compete [...]

In this edition of Regulatory Spring, we turn to the DOL's third and final proposed rulemaking of early 2019: a new standard for joint employment under the FLSA. This week, [...]

Washington State will have new restrictions on what employers can ask applicants regarding their wage and salary history starting July 28, 2019. The new legislation will prohibit employers from seeking [...]