Labor & Employment Blog

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule, the “Non-Compete Clause Rule,” that bars non-compete provisions in restrictive covenant agreements. Under this rule, not only are not-compete provisions prohibited, but employers must provide notice to those currently under restrictive covenant agreements that the non-compete provision…

The new federal overtime rule, scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2024, increases the minimum salaries necessary to exempt executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated employees from the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime pay requirements. Specifically, under the new final rule: On July 1, 2024, the minimum or “standard…

On March 11, 2024, the DOL will be returning to its pre-2021 framework for evaluating whether workers should be classified as independent contractors or employees. This distinction determines whether a worker may be entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act for hours worked over 40 hours in any…

As budgets for 2024 are finalized and/or implemented, businesses should keep in mind recent and upcoming minimum wage increases, as well as consider possible changes that may occur regarding the applicability of exemptions for overtime pay. Minimum wage considerations: As of September 30, 2023, Florida’s minimum wage is set at…

Although the wild and crazy office party should be a vestige of the past, many employers learn the hard way that employees view the office party as a way to cut loose and leave their inhibitions on the copy room floor. Such behavior was the main focus for laughs in…