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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Employers: Take care when recovering overpayments, debt from employees

There are three broad categories of deductions employers make from employee paychecks. The first, legally required deductions, comes in the form of income tax and wage garnishments. The second, deductions on employees’...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Change to Maryland’s cannabis laws raises questions for employers

As of July 1st, Maryland law now permits the possession and use of small amounts of marijuana. Unlike some other jurisdictions that have decriminalized marijuana possession, Maryland’s new statute doesn’t directly...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia

DOL investigation of Pennsylvania diner results in $1.3M fine for FLSA violations

On September 14, 2023, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $1.3M verdict against a Pennsylvania diner that failed to pay its employees proper tips or overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia

In major new decision, NLRB authorizes union recognition without election

On August 25, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued a monumental decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, enacting a new framework for unions to gain recognition without a formal...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

For the wages of sin is . . . $145,000?

A California employer recently learned the hard way that a competent legal strategy for defending against a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claim shouldn’t include hiring a supposed priest to dupe employees. And, yes...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Retaliation: The most successful discrimination claim

A retaliation claim can be successful even when the original discrimination claim fails to establish a violation of law. The same laws—federal and typically state laws—that prohibit discrimination based on race, color...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Mental injury not compensable under Worker’s Compensation Act

In a recent case before a state appeals court, the Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) appealed a circuit court ruling, reversing its determination that an employee hadn’t suffered a mental injury...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Winds of change in Michigan: Pending statutory changes and proposals

As a result of the 2022 election, the Democratic party took control of the Michigan House and Senate. This, combined with a sitting Democratic governor, set the stage for employee-friendly changes and proposals in...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Is it 2019 or 2016? DOL proposes FLSA exempt salary threshold increase

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a much-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that, if implemented, would increase the minimum salary for exemption under the Fair Labor...

Nov 01, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

7th Circuit: Overtime pay not mandated for incidental activities

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires an employer to pay overtime for activities that are merely incidental to employees’ core job responsibilities when the employer elects—either by contract, custom, or practice...

Oct 30, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

2023 changes to California Fair Chance Act provide clarity

On October 1, 2023, revisions to the California Fair Chance Act (FCA) went into effect. Since 2018, the FCA has governed how and when employers may inquire about and consider job applicants’ criminal history. With these...

Oct 27, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California