Stop the presses? Maybe! A federal judge in Texas issued an injunction which temporarily halted the enforcement of the new FLSA overtime regulations. That means that employees properly classified as exempt under the current regulations (i.e., who satisfy BOTH the salary and duties tests) but whose salary did not reach the $47,476 threshold ...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published a revised version of Form I-9, which employers can start using now. The last day employers may use the old Form I-9 (with a revision date of 03/08/13 N) is January 21, 2017. The new Form I-9 is meant to be more user friendly, with an emphasis on decreasing technical errors. The new form may also ...
The White House unveiled late Tuesday, and the Department of Labor announced on Wednesday, that the final version of the long-awaited new overtime rule is scheduled to be released on May 23, 2016. According to the White House, the rule will require new overtime payments to 4.2 million more Americans by the end of this year.
As anticipated, the final ...
Ohio Legalizes Medical Marijuana. Gov. John Kasich signed House Bill 523 into law this month, making Ohio the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana. The law goes into effect 90 days after the bill is officially filed with the secretary of state, making medical marijuana use in Ohio legal sometime in early September. The Ohio law prohibits smoking ...
Who You Gonna Test? OSHA recently released guidance regarding post-accident drug testing. OSHA opposes blanket post-accident drug testing because the agency believes mandatory drug tests can discourage employees from reporting a safety violation. The agency recommends limiting drug testing to incidents where there is a reasonable ...