Monthly Archives: March 2016

Department of Labor Getting Close to Release of Final Overtime Regulation

Posted on March 16, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

Last year, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed regulation to increase the minimum salary threshold for salaried exempt workers from $23,000 to approximately $50,000 and to index the amount to inflation. Understandably, this proposal to double the required…

Kesha Lawsuit Shows that Employment at Will is Not So Bad

Posted on March 3, 2016 by David Barron — No Comments ↓

I was recently quoted in an article for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) website regarding the legal battle between pop singer Kesha and her producer Dr. Luke. It is an interesting read about the differences between recording artist…

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