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...
Court vacates salary threshold for exempt status
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...
Riley Bennett Egloff Recognized Among Best Law Firms
Riley Bennett Egloff Recognized Among Best Law Firms Riley Bennett Egloff LLP (RBE) is honored to announce that it has been recognized in thirteen...
Federal District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction
Yesterday, a federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction prohibiting the Federal Trade Commission from implementing its rule...
Manufacturers: Issues that May Lead to Union Organizing Activity
Many years ago, I began my practice with a law firm that only represented management in labor and employment law matters. I initially described...
Employment Noncompete Agreements Under Attack
Noncompete agreements have been used for years by employers to protect themselves from employees who might otherwise hurt their business by working...
Federal Trade Commission Takes Step to Ban Most Non-Compete Agreements Nationwide
By Patrick S. McCarney - RBE Attorney The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced that it plans to ban most non-compete agreements...
Employee Handbooks: One Size Does Not Fit All
Unlike the hat the coach gave you when you played Little League baseball, when it comes to employee handbooks or manuals, one size does not fit all....
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued monumental decisions regarding the federal agencies’ powers to enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates. OSHA had...
Protecting Your Business: Does Your Non-Compete Agreement Stand the Test of Time?
Non-compete agreements in the employment setting are constantly under attack. Is the agreement your business has been using up to date with the...
Smith: Your old noncompete form agreement may miss the mark
RBE Attorney Donald Smit wrote an article for the Indiana Lawyer title "Smith: Your old noncompete form agreement may miss the mark." It seems that...
Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds Employer’s Noncompete
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently published a decision that is instructive about noncompete agreements. In Zollinger v. Wagner-Meinert Eng’g,...
SBA Updates Guidance on the “Necessity” Certification for PPP Loans
(Sixth in a series) This article continues our series relating to the Covid-19 legislation and briefly addresses today’s updated guidance issued by...
The Department of Labor Issues Regulations Implementing New Leave of Absence Law
This is the fifth in a series of articles in response to the COVID-19 federal legislation and benefit programs. This article discusses the...
Paycheck Protection Program Guidance and Resources – COVID 19
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). A significant aspect of the...
CARES Act – BUSINESS LOANS AVAILABLE – Covid-19
This is the third in a series of articles coordinated by RBE’s attorneys to assist our business clients in this unusual time. As you probably know,...
COVID-19 Business Resource Developments
This is the second in a series of articles coordinated by RBE’s attorneys to assist our business clients in this unusual time. Legal developments...
Financial Assistance Resources for Businesses Affected by COVID-19
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread rapidly, the attorneys at Riley Bennett Egloff LLP are working diligently to provide our business and...