As we recently reported to you, a United States District Court in Texas blocked implementation of the new federal overtime rule. That decision is now on appeal on an expedited basis to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
As we have reported in prior E-Alerts, the U.S. Department of Labor’s changes to the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) overtime regulations, including a new annual salary threshold of $47,476 (approximately $913 per week) remains scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016.
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently issued new rules aimed at discouraging employers from conducting blanket post-accident drug testing for non-DOT employees.