Monthly Archives: January 2019

Coming to a Workplace Near You: New Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Regulations Appear Imminent

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently sent proposed regulations to the Federal Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) to amend the Fair Labor Standard Act’s White Collar Exemptions – i.e., the professional, executive and administrative exemptions – by increasing … Continue reading

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WARN Act Violations ≠ Wage Act Violations

Early in 2018, the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, §148, was in the news with two noteworthy decisions by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Bookending 2018, the Supreme Judicial Court closed the year with yet another decision narrowing the … Continue reading

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