As the book closes on 2024 – and there will be books written about 2024! – it is a good time to look forward to 2025 and legal issues that may be front-and-center for employers in the new year. It should come as no surprise that such matters likely will be impacted by the presidential…
On July 3, 2024, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost announced his intention to find 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 and portions of 2011 Wisconsin Act 55 (collectively referred to as “Act 10”) unconstitutional and requested further briefing from the parties to that case prior to issuing a final decision. On December 2, 2024, Judge…
On November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a decision, in Plano Chamber of Commerce v. United States Department of Labor, which set aside and vacated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations that substantially increased the minimum weekly salary for employees to qualify as exempt from…