Federal Court Vacates DOL Rule to Raise Minimum Salary Threshold
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated a ruleissued by the Department of Labor (“Rule”) to raise the minimum salary threshold applicable towhite-collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The Rule raised the minimum salary threshold from $684 to $844 per week for white-collarexempt employees […]
Employers Must Register for State Retirement Savings Plan to Avoid Enforcement Penalties
If your business is eligible for the new Virginia retirement savings plan RetirePath (or the“Program”) and it has not yet registered, it should do so to avoid potential enforcement penalties. The registration deadline for newly eligible businesses was on October 30, 2024, and theregistration deadline for previously eligible businesses has also already passed. Registration foreligible […]
Praemia Law’s Kristen Loesch will be a panelist at the Fairfax County Bar Association’s Employment Law Section Meeting: “Challenging Virginia Non-Competes in 2024”
Explore recent Fairfax Circuit Court developments on litigating non-competes. Our moderated panel discussion will cover tactics challenging enforceability including demurrers, pleas in bar, summary judgment, and trial. Join us afterward at The Palm for happy hour! Tuesday, June 25, 20244:00pm – 5:00pm McGuireWoods LLP 1750 Tysons Boulevard Suite 1800 Tysons, VA 22102-4215 Speakers:Taylor Chapman, Esq., Venable LLPKristen Loesch, Esq., Praemia Law, […]
The Overtime Rules are Changing – Are you Ready?
Last year, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) designed 1) to increase the salary level required for employees paid on a salary basis under white-collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”); 2) to update the salary level automatically every three years; and 3) to […]
New Virginia Organ and Bone-Marrow Donation Leave Does Not Run Concurrently with FMLA Leave
Virginia enacted a new law which requires eligible employers to provide up to 60 business days of unpaid leave for organ donation, and up to 30 business days of unpaid leave for bone-marrow donation in a 12-month period. See https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0751+pdf. The new statute specifically states that the new form of leave does not run concurrently […]
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Judge Orders 100-Year Injunction Against Union
After granting summary judgment for Plaintiffs D5 Iron Works and its injured workers resulting from the Union’s brutal attack on a church school jobsite, [Jan 5, 2022, Order], federal District Court Judge Philip P. Simon issued a final Order ruling [May 20, 2022, Order]: “Local 395, its officers, agents and employees are hereby enjoined for […]
Virginia DOLI Withdraws Permanent COVID Standards
Effective March 23, 2022, the Virginia DOLI withdrew its previously-issued Permanent COVID Standards. The DOLI replaced the Standards with the Guidance for Employers to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 to Workers (“Guidance”), which present less restrictive protocols for employers than the previous COVID Standards. The prior DOLI Standards included the requirements that employees wear a mask and […]
