On August 3, 2020, a New York District Court (“District Court”) held certain portions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or “Act”) invalid, and concluded that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) exceeded its authority and failed to
Is it racial harassment to threaten to drag an African American employee behind a truck? Can calling an African American employee a “dumba**” in a company meeting support a claim of racial harassment?
On a superficial level, it may be
Most employers are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or “Act”) as covered enterprises. As of January 1, 2020, the Department of Labor revised its regulations located at 29 C.F.R. Part 541 to raise the salary required for
For the second time this year, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has struck down parts of a Department of Labor (“DOL”) Rule.
DOL Rule
At issue before the court was
