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Telebriefs®: Department of Labor to Hold Public Listening Sessions to Gather Views on the “Overtime Rule”
On August 27, 2018, the Department of Labor issued a press release announcing that in the upcoming weeks it will hold public listening sessions to gather views on the Part 541 white-collar exemption regulations, often referred to as the “Overtime Rule”. Issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the regulations implement exemptions from the overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professional, and certain other employees. The Department plans to update the rule and would like to hear the views and ideas of participants on how the regulations can be revised. To learn more about the listening sessions, listen to this week’s Telebrief here.
Also in this week’s Telebrief: The U.S. Department of Labor also announced new Office of Compliance Initiatives. A case was recently decided in the Sixth Circuit regarding the Older Worker Protections Act. Lastly, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Cracker Barrel for disability discrimination against a qualified deaf applicant.
Questions about the Overtime Rule or other topics from this week’s Telebrief?
Contact Howard Kurman at hkurman@offitkurman.com or 410-209-6417.
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Howard K. Kurman is an employment attorney. Mr. Kurman regularly counsels clients on all aspects of proactive employment/labor issues. He represents employers ranging in size from as small as 20 employees to those employers with geographically disparate locations consisting of over 4,000 employees. Mr. Kurman assures, through regular contact with his clients, that they promulgate and maintain the most effective employment policies that will, to the extent possible, minimize their legal exposure in today’s litigious workplace. Mr. Kurman offers advice on employee handbooks, employment agreements, and covenants not to compete as well as confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements. Previously, Mr. Kurman was the chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group.
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