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Your National Association Needs Your Feedback - Influence National Restaurant Association Strategy7/8/2024 The National Restaurant Association is seeking your feedback through an important membership survey, regardless of your level of engagement with the National Association. This is your chance to influence our strategy and ensure that our programs and services are tailored to benefit your restaurant. Vault Consulting will be sending an email with your survey link soon (safelist [email protected] to guarantee you receive it). Your honest responses are vital to our success. Participate today and help us better serve you!
As promised, our membership survey launched today. Please give the email from Vault Consulting (sender [email protected]) your full attention. Your open and honest feedback is critical to ensuring your National Restaurant Association can best meet your needs and the needs of your industry. Thank you in advance for helping us advance our mission to serve our industry and impact its success! What Just Happened: Earlier today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a proposed rule outlining steps employers would be required to take to protect indoor and outdoor workers from the risk of heat illness.
Overview of the Proposed Rule: The Association is analyzing the rule. Employer requirements include:
Next Steps:
For More Information: OSHA: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rulemaking Overview On Friday, we learned that the US District Court in Texas issued a limited temporary restraining order regarding the first phase of the DOL Overtime Rule that takes effect today, July 1, 2024. This decision temporarily exempts ONLY the State of Texas from the rule's implementation. However, businesses in Louisiana (and nationwide) will still need to comply with the new mandate. The first phase of the DOL Overtime Rule – will raise the standard salary threshold to be exempt from overtime pay to $43,888 annually.
The Restaurant Law Center (RLC) is part of a coalition challenging the rule, and we are analyzing the options on behalf of LRA members given the Friday ruling. More updates will follow. ________ What LRA members Should Do Now: ·Review job duties: Ensure employees are correctly classified as exempt or non-exempt based on their job duties. Refer to this DOL fact sheet for guidance on determining exempt status. ·Review payroll records: Identify salaried exempt employees with wages below the new threshold. For these employees, you might consider 1) raising their salary above the new limit or 2) changing their status to non-exempt and properly tracking hours to pay overtime when appropriate. ·Consult legal counsel: Consult with an employment attorney that is familiar with DOL policy to determine how best to comply with the rule and all applicable state and local mandates. For More Information: Check out these resources:
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