The DOL to Bring Back the 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees with an Additional 30-Minute Rule

In an effort to “undo” the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) actions under the Trump administration, on June 23, 2021, the agency published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), revising how it will regulate the minimum wage pay of tipped employees. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), employers must pay non-exempt hourly employees a minimum …

Water Treatment Giant Puts Former Employee in Hot Water For Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets

Water treatment giant Ecolab Inc. sued its former marketing manager, Preston Alexander, and his new company, One Degree Medical, alleging Alexander stole trade secrets to set up a competing business in violation of his employment agreement and state and federal trade secrets laws. In this case, both Ecolab and Alexander’s new company sell systems for …