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DOL Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees Now on Hold Per Court Order

Dec 2, 2016
2 min

DOL Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees Now on Hold Per Court Order

Last month, we discussed how the Department of Labor (DOL) was scheduled to implement a new rule that would increase the minimum salary requirements for exempt employees. The new rule published by the DOL would have doubled the minimum salary requirements for employees from $455/week to $913/week. This rule was supposed to take effect on December 1, 2016; however, employers can breathe easy for a bit longer. On November 22, 2016 a federal judge from the United States Distric

New Paid Sick Leave Requirements for California Employers Starts July 1, 2015

Oct 3, 2014
5 min

New Paid Sick Leave Requirements for California Employers Starts July 1, 2015

By Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. and Gayane Khechoomian, Esq. Starting on July 1, 2015, a new law affecting millions of Californians will require that employers – both public and private – provide paid sick leave to all their employees. The “Healthy, Workplace, Healthy Families Act” (AB-1522) signed into effect by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. applies to all employees who work in California for 30 or more days in a year. The law defines “employer” as any person employing another und