Attorneys general file friend of court brief in overtime rule lawsuit
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 15, 2024
Fourteen state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in Texas, joining opposition to a Department of Labor final rule meant to expand overtime eligibility to many long-term care employees and others...
SCOTUS places ‘tombstone’ on Chevron doctrine, upending operation of federal agencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
A Supreme Court decision handed down Friday morning could transform the way federal agencies operate, providing the basis for senior living operators and other companies to challenge agency decisions.
Federal final rule drops bring cries of ‘flawed,’ ‘aggressive,’ ‘dramatic’ from senior living...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2024
Late April brought a shower of regulatory changes as the federal government dropped four major final rules this week that the senior living and care industry is calling “flawed,” “aggressive” and...
Overtime pay proposals could add up to trouble for nursing homes, workers, senator says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2023
Proposals to increase the threshold for overtime pay could have serious repercussions for nursing home operators and staff members, Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), ranking member of the Senate Special Committee...
$200,000 plus overtime? Don’t laugh
By
John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2023
Would your senior living organization like to deal with yet another compliance hurdle? Well then, here you go: The nation’s highest court just ruled that workers pulling down C-suite compensation may...
Senior living community fined for not paying overtime to salaried employee
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 13, 2022
A senior living community serving more than 900 residents will pay almost $7,000 in back wages after denying a salaried worker overtime wages, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced...
Overtime pay threshold, ‘joint employer’ regulation updates coming in 2022
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 14, 2021
The federal government plans to propose updates to the threshold for overtime pay and joint employment regulations in the new year.
Labor Department proposes rule to help employers calculate overtime pay rates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2019
The Department of Labor announced a proposed rule Thursday that it said will clarify the amounts that employers should include and exclude when they calculate overtime pay rates for employees working more...
Labor Department seeks input on overtime rule changes as pilot program continues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2018
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will hold several listening sessions around the country to gather feedback and ideas related to its planned update of the federal overtime pay rule,...
21 states, U.S. Chamber file lawsuits challenging overtime rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2016
Twenty-one states’ attorneys general, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 50 other national and Texas business groups filed legal challenges Tuesday to the federal overtime rule set to take...