Contact Us NowThe law firm of MILLER, HALL & TRIGGS, LLC is pleased to make the following announcements regarding the attorneys at our firm. As of January 1, 2018, Katherine L. Swise has become a member of the firm. Also, Jennifer Klein VandeWiele have become Of Counsel with the firm. Further, the firm recently welcomed Kathleen M. Carter and…
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Do You Comply with Website Accessibility Laws?
Recent OCR Investigations Stress Importance of School District Website Accessibility by Individuals with Disabilities By Kathleen M. Carter Email: kathleen.carter@mhtlaw.com Thousands of complaints are made to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) each year regarding disability discrimination by educational institutions. Recently, a focus of those complaints has been on the accessibility…
New Overtime Rules Double Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees
On December 1, 2016, Most Employees’ Annual Salaries Must be at Least $47,476 to Qualify as Exempt from Overtime Pay Requirements By Kathleen M. Carter kathleen.carter@mhtlaw.com On May 23, 2016, the Department of Labor issued new rules regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) that almost double the threshold salary requirements for employees to qualify…