Missouri Increases Minimum Wage and Adopts Paid Sick Time
Monday, November 11, 2024
By: John Vering and Mark Opara
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Katie Conklin and John Vering Provide Employment Law Updates to GKCSHA
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Seigfreid Bingham attorneys Katie Conklin and John Vering gave a presentation on September 18, 2024, to the Greater Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys (GKCSHA), covering recent employment law updates.
Emily Crane Named Shareholder of Seigfreid Bingham
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to announce a new shareholder in the firm, Emily Crane. Emily joined Seigfreid Bingham in 2019 as an associate in the firm’s Corporate Law practice group.
Texas Federal Court Blocks FTC Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
By: John Vering FTC Issues Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule (“Rule”) that would have generally banned employers from entering into non-competes with workers and would have required employers to notify workers that their existing non-compete agreements are unenforceable. We published […]
Update on Court Rulings on FTC Final Rule Banning Non-Competes
Friday, July 26, 2024
By: John Vering FTC Ban on Non-Compete Agreements On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule (“Rule”) that would generally ban employers from entering into non-competes with workers and require employers to notify workers that their existing non-compete agreements are unenforceable. We published a client alert explaining the Final […]
EEOC Issues Final Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
By: Katie A. Conklin and John A. Vering[1] On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a long-anticipated update to its enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace. The EEOC’s previous guidance had not been updated since 1999. The updated guidance reflects the legal and social changes of the past two decades […]
Update on New DOL Overtime Rule and FTC Final Rule Banning Non-Competes
Thursday, June 13, 2024
By: John Vering and Cody Weyhofen Overtime Regulations On April 30, 2024, we published a client alert advising you that on April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its Final Rule, significantly raising the minimum salary thresholds for certain overtime exemptions (the so-called white collar exemptions [“WCE”] for executive, administrative, and professional […]
Department of Labor Increases Overtime Pay Thresholds
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
By: Cody Weyhofen and John Vering On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its Final Rule, significantly raising the minimum salary thresholds for certain overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Importantly, the thresholds outlined in the Final Rule are higher than those initially proposed by the DOL in […]
FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Competes
Friday, April 26, 2024
By: John Vering On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule (“Rule”) – Non-Compete Clause Final Rule – that would generally ban employers from entering into non-competes with workers and require employers to notify workers that their existing non-compete agreements are unenforceable. The majority of FTC commissioners […]
EEOC Issues Final Rule Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Friday, April 19, 2024
By: Cody Weyhofen and John Vering On Monday, April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released its final rule (the “Final Rule”) interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The Final Rule, published on April 19, 2024, is expected to take effect sixty (60) days later on June 18, 2024. Many of the […]