Claiming discrimination in pay, twenty-eight members of the women’s current U.S. national soccer team filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for equal pay. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges violations under the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) and Title VII…
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its long-anticipated revised “overtime rule.”The proposed rule seeks to increase the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions to $35,308 per year, or $679 per week. The current salary threshold is $23,660. This means…
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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule will likely increase the salary requirement for the white-collar exemptions to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The current threshold is $23,660.The new rule is also expected to explain how…
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Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) broadened the standard for who is considered an independent contractor. The new standard makes it easier for companies to treat their workers as independent contractors under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). This…
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