Doing business in NY state? If so, new anti-harassment policy and training obligations await you. Check out the @Waller Law Blog to stay current: wallerlawblog.com/post/594/the-n… #HRCompliance —> #LawsuitAvoidance

Great to be reunited with our HR restaurant family in Louisville for another successful Executive Study Group! Thanks National Restaurant Association! #HospitalityRules Waller Lansden L&E

BREAKING: US DOL releases proposed rule that would increase minimum salary threshold for FLSA exempt workers to $679 per week, from current $455 per week. 50% increase from current min but a welcome drop for employers versus 2016 rule. #WallerWorkLaw dol.gov/newsroom/relea…

the proposed overtime rule: a haiku * white collar workers * soon to see higher salaries * thirty-five a year With thx to Waller Lansden L&E‘s Jeb Gerth

See attached for a refreshing take on the DOL’s proposed new FLSA min salary threshold. With thanks to our poet lawyer Jeb Gerth. Details here: dol.gov/newsroom/relea…

Another full house at the 6th Annual Waller/ACC Birmingham Corporate Counsel conference! ⁦Waller⁩ ⁦Association of Corporate Counsel⁩

So proud of my @Waller colleagues for the latest outstanding Chambers USA recognition across all practice areas and all offices in the 2019 Guide released today. And a special shoutout to my Waller Lansden L&E colleagues for yet anot…lnkd.in/eFvRVwv lnkd.in/eNPf5Zn

This is why I moved to Nashville in 1998 and why I have called #Waller my professional home ever since!! lnkd.in/ejpp28z

BREAKING from NLRB: "[E]mployees have no statutory right to use employer [email] . . . for Section 7 purposes." Notes "exception ... in those rare cases where an employer’s email system furnishes the only reasonable means for employees to communicate with one another."

More BREAKING from NLRB: "investigative confidentiality rules ... are lawful to maintain—where by their terms the rules apply for the duration of any investigation." Overrules prior Board precedent.

A Happier New Year from the US DOL: Final Rule effective 1/15/2020 to clarify what is NOT included in regular rate of pay when calculating overtime. Examples include parking benefits, sign-on bonuses, and coffee(!?!). dol.gov/agencies/whd/o…

BREAKING: WHD_DOL to grant S. Claus Enterprises of N. Pole special waiver from break time and leave rules for all elves and reindeer for 12/24-12/25/19 only. Claus also to pay double overtime and special New Years bonus to all helpers, forestalling NLRB action ... [CONT’D...]

[CONT’D] All S. Claus Enterprises helpers in @FLSA exempt roles to get salary bump eff. 1/1/20 under new Mpume Meyiwa regs. eEOC monitoring to ensure HWE (Happy Work Environment) for all North Pole personnel. Scotus decision affirms peace and good will to all to be law of the land!!!

Please don’t miss this opportunity! Looking forward to seeing you in Denver on 05/20/2020 for a lot of learning and laughing together.

BREAKING: NLRB vacates Hy-Brand decision that overruled the Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard. Browning-Ferris standard applies again for the time being. Decision vacated because Board Member Emanuel improperly participated in Hy-Brand decision. ow.ly/VZ3G30iD1dp

BREAKING: USCIS temporarily suspends premium processing for FY2019 cap-subject H-1B petitions. USCIS: ow.ly/AvaE30j7lP1 #WallerImmigration: ow.ly/LMhi30j7lZH Waller

BREAKING: SCOTUS holds in 5-4 homage to the Oxford English Dictionary that automotive service advisors are “salesm[e]n . . . primarily engaged in . . . servicing automobiles,” making them exempt from the FLSA overtime-pay requirement. ow.ly/8dI230jgFbf DRI

Have you registered for the DRI Employment and Labor Law seminar? Come join Team #Waller for another fantastic program at the Loews Chicago! Agenda: bit.ly/2D3vHVs Register: bit.ly/2EyAj2g Waller DRI

BREAKING- Supreme Court blesses employment arbitration agreements and class action waivers in 5-4 decision. Rejects NLRB challenge. supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf…