Author: Jace Brotherton

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Texas Trial Court Suspends the Revised White Collar Overtime Exemption Rules

On November 22, 2016, a federal district judge for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nation-wide injunction (see here)  suspending the implementation of new regulations increasing the minimum salary level required for the White Collar exemptions from overtime pay (see here). Although technically the…
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Managing Marijuana in the Workplace

Four states (Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Alaska) and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Twenty-one other states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana, Hawaii, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona,…
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Managing Employment-Related LGBTQ Concerns & The EEOC

2015 was certainly a big year for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Caitlyn Jenner dominated the media and brought attention to the transgender community. The U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision on marriage equality, extending marriage rights to same-sex couples…