What Happened to FLSA Salary Tests? By: Donald S. Smith – Partner Background of FLSA Salary Tests In April of 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a final rule implementing new salary tests for executive, administrative, and professional employees to...
Court vacates salary threshold for exempt status By: Donald S. Smith – Partner Last Friday (November 15, 2024), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s salary threshold final rule. This is a nationwide ban on the...
Federal District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction By: Donald S. Smith – Partner Yesterday, a federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction prohibiting the Federal Trade Commission from implementing its rule banning noncompete agreements that was to...
Manufacturers: Issues that May Lead to Union Organizing Activity By: Donald S. Smith – Partner Many years ago, I began my practice with a law firm that only represented management in labor and employment law matters. I initially described myself as a “labor lawyer.”...
Employment Noncompete Agreements Under Attack By Donald S. Smith - RBE Partner Noncompete agreements have been used for years by employers to protect themselves from employees who might otherwise hurt their business by working for competing businesses, using trade...
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