Last Friday, a Texas federal court struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2024 rule raising the minimum salary levels for certain exemptions to the overtime requirements of the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The decision by Judge Sean Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to vacate the 2024 rule applies nationwide to all employers and comes weeks before another increase to the salary levels was set to take effect.Continue Reading Federal Court Strikes Down DOL’s 2024 Rule on Overtime Exemptions Nationwide
Pennsylvania Limits Noncompete Agreements for Health Care Practitioners
On July 17, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill (HB) 1633, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) into law. At a high level, the Act: (1) limits the enforceability of noncompetes against certain health care practitioners; and (2) imposes a notice obligation on employers of those practitioners.Continue Reading Pennsylvania Limits Noncompete Agreements for Health Care Practitioners
What Can Up In The Air Teach Us About the “Best” Way to Terminate an Employee?
What steps should an employer take to terminate an employee properly? What is the best way to communicate the termination decision? In Episode 6 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partner Tracey Diamond and Associate Brian Ellixson sit down with Barry Thrutchley, vice president of human resources at Puratos Corporation, to discuss the movie Up In The Air and best practices in conducting terminations. Tune in to hear a lively discussion about the “right” way to deliver bad news.
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