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Don’t miss our July 2024 Newsletter!
Check out our July 2024 Newsletter! Just click this link: https://bit.ly/FDARJuly2024Newsletter Featured Articles: - Find out about changes to FLSA Overtime Requirements - Discrimination - EEOC New Guidance - As the election approaches, Public Sector Political Activity ***SAVE THE DATE! September 17th for FDAR's Client Seminar. More info. to follow! *** To receive [...]
Public Sector Political Activity
While the First Amendment provides significant protections against the government limiting its citizens’ freedom of speech, these protections become much more constrained and complicated when the government is the citizen’s employer. For public sector employees, their freedom of speech is heavily regulated when it comes to partisan political speech and activity. As the election season [...]
EEOC New Guidance
Workplace discrimination claims are on the rise. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports a 50% increase in employment discrimination lawsuits between fiscal years 2022 and 2023 alone. Now more than ever employers should be aware of what conduct constitutes discrimination, how to manage complaints of discrimination, and how to proactively prevent discrimination from [...]
Major Changes to FLSA Overtime Requirements
Public and private employers alike should be aware of the recent changes to employee overtime laws. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule (“the Final Rule”) entitled Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees which became effective on July 1, 2024. The [...]