23 Aug, 2024 Status Update: Challenges to the Department of Labor's Overtime Rule By Benjamin Perry In April 2024, the Department of Labor published its final rule regarding salary thresholds applicable to the most commonly used overtime...
21 Aug, 2024 FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Is Unenforceable? Blocked? Gone? By Emily Lodge Christopher Rubey Yesterday, a Texas federal judge issued a nationwide injunction preventing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its...
14 Aug, 2024 Statute of Limitations for Illinois Human Rights Act Claims More Than Doubled By Douglas Oldham These aren’t the easiest times to be an employer in Illinois. On Aug. 9, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Human...
12 Aug, 2024 Michigan's Revived Earned Sick Time Act: Does Your Leave Policy Comply? By Samantha Bartley Many employers have made the shift from traditional paid time off (PTO) policies allocating a specific number of days for vacation, sick...
06 Aug, 2024 Ohio Now Has Legal Recreational Marijuana: What Employers Need to Know By Douglas Oldham Effective Aug. 6, 2024, recreational marijuana is legal in Ohio and is being sold in 98 dispensaries around the state. While medical...
05 Aug, 2024 New Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act May Limit Employers’ Freedoms By Douglas Oldham On Aug. 1, 2024, the Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act was signed into law. Despite the new law’s name, the act, which goes into...