Final Weeks for Comment on Overtime Rule

Concerned businesses and individuals have only until September 4, 2015 to submit comments to the Department of Labor regarding the agency’s proposed doubling of the FLSA overtime threshold.  Public comments on the proposed change are welcomed during a 60 day window from the time the proposed regulation was published in the Federal Register.  That window…

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Dept of Labor Expands Definition of Spouse

Under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), since 1993, eligible employees have been allowed to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons including to care for a spouse dealing with a medical issue.  Spouse now includes those in same-sex marriages. The change ostensibly stems from the Defense of Marriage…

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