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Even though the employee in this case was highly compensated, the court nevertheless denied the employer the overtime exemption based on a very technical reading of the regulations.

It’s a question often asked in jest, but it’s something employers are now seriously considering due to a new term that has taken the global workforce by storm: quiet quitting.

The pact includes 25% pay increases over the terms of the agreement.

Hazard pay programs should be added as standalone differential pay benefits, rather than being built into base pay.

When working to comply with the new rules, there is an incentive to get it right from day one.

The survey also found only 9% have received a raise or salary adjustment to offset higher costs, and 76% said recent economic policies under the new presidential administration have directly impacted their financial planning.

Political Landscape , Workspan Daily article;FTC Takes Next-Step Actions in Noncompete Rule Appeal Case , Workspan Daily article;Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction on FTC Noncompete Final Rule , Workspan Daily article; On Feb. 12, Workspan Daily published an article, “ Noncompete Agreements: The Current State at the State Level ,” that summarized legislation to that point — in terms of active laws and bills — focused on restrictive covenants between employees and their employer.

They should put a plan in place for compliance — and be ready to implement that plan if the legal challenges are not successful.

“As the war for talent continues, many business owners are searching for ways to differentiate themselves from their competitors in terms of attracting new employees or keeping the ones they have,” said Melissa Lovely, vice president of sales for Nationwide’s pet insurance business; Nationwide is the largest pet insurance provider in the United States.

While seemingly implausible that an employer could discriminate in compensation based upon family status, employers do impose different cost-sharing amounts on single versus family plans, thus an employee with a family plan will receive lower net/taxable compensation.