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6th Circuit Dissolves Stay of OSHA Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)

On Friday, December 17, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s earlier stay of the federal OSHA “vaccine-or-test” Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).  In short, the Sixth Circuit found that OSHA had acted within its Congressionally-conveyed authority and had an adequate basis for adopting the ETS as it did.  […]

New DOL Overtime Rules to Take Effect in 2020

Effective January 1, 2020, the salary threshold for employees to be classified as exempt from the wage and overtime requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) increases as part of new overtime regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).  Under the FLSA, employers must pay workers at least the minimum wage […]