Abe Dubin, JD
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Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act to take effect at long last
In August 2015, Pittsburgh passed an ordinance requiring businesses to provide paid sick leave benefits for employees working within...
Posted January 15, 2020 — Read more -
New federal overtime rules take effect. Who’s exempt now?
The DOL’s new overtime rule increased the annual salary thresholds for the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions from the...
Posted January 14, 2020 — Read more -
DOL updates regular rate of pay regulations
The Fair Labor Standards Act generally requires that nonexempt employees receive overtime pay for all hours worked over 40...
Posted January 9, 2020 — Read more -
DOL proposes changes to FLSA’s fluctuating workweek pay rules
Last month, the DOL proposed revised rules for computing overtime compensation for salaried, nonexempt employees whose hours vary from...
Posted December 18, 2019 — Read more -
Nevada releases guidance on paid leave mandate
Nevada’s labor commissioner has released an advisory opinion that provides important clarifications on the state’s mandatory PTO law, slated...
Posted November 22, 2019 — Read more -
New York employers face higher 2020 labor costs
Effective December 31, 2019, New York state is set to increase minimum hourly wage rates along with the salary...
Posted November 21, 2019 — Read more -
Court to EEOC: continue collecting EEO-1 pay data
Last April, a federal judge ordered the EEOC to take all necessary steps to complete EEO-1 Component 2 pay...
Posted November 15, 2019 — Read more -
California employers face new compliance challenges for 2020
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a number of worker-friendly bills that will present new workplace challenges...
Posted November 5, 2019 — Read more -
Dos and don’ts: rooting out hairstyle discrimination
While New York City and New Jersey enforcement agencies have interpreted their laws as prohibiting employment discrimination based on...
Posted October 28, 2019 — Read more -
PTO: the latest paid leave mandate
In May, Maine became the first state requiring employers to provide paid time off that can be used for...
Posted October 9, 2019 — Read more