A trio of recent court decisions staying implementation of the
controversial persuader rule, most of the much-criticized Fair Pay
and Safe Workplaces ("FPSW") executive order, and the
Department of Labor's highly publicized overtime rule are a
breath of fresh air for employers who have been struggling to keep
up with the onslaught of new regulatory requirements advanced by
the Obama administration. However, as the year winds down,
employers should keep in mind that, as of yet, there has been no
stay of the other pay-related regulations finalized earlier this
year.
Although the regulations implementing the labor violation
reporting and anti-arbitration aspects of the FPSW were temporarily
blocked on October 24, 2016, the paycheck transparency requirements
are still slated to take effect on January 1, 2017. These
requirements are applicable to federal contractors and
subcontractors who enter into covered contracts exceeding $500,000
(after January 1) and require
