On Friday, OSHA issued its final revisions to its “walkaround rule” to allow non-employees to participate in OSHA inspections.  The previous OSHA rule allowed an employee representative to participate in inspections, but required that the representative had to be an…

Some pundits suggest that six states are “in play” and likely to determine the outcome of the presidential election: Arizona (11 electoral votes), Georgia (16), Michigan (15), Nevada (6), Pennsylvania (19), and Wisconsin (10). In this scenario (which includes North…

On March 12, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s determination that golf course attendants at the Osprey Point Golf Club, a golf course owned and operated by Palm Beach County, Florida, were public agency volunteers rather than employees. …

As we honor women and their accomplishments during March, we find it appropriate to acknowledge the significance of one of the most impactful female figures in justice – Sandra Day O’Connor.From cattle ranches to the highest court in the land,…

As discussed in our previous blog, the Department of Labor proposed a significant increase to the salary threshold of the white-collar exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Other than projecting in December 2023 that it would issue a final…

The Department of Labor recently issued its final rule on classifying workers as independent contractors (as opposed to employees) under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule takes effect March 11, 2024.The new rule focuses on the economic realities of…