Legal Standing by Tonda Rush

Tonda Rush is the director of public policy and serves as general counsel to the National Newspaper Association. Email her at tonda@nna.org.

What is the status of the new salary threshold regarding exempt employees?

Aug 1, 2024

On July 1, the new salary threshold for exempt employees went into effect. Now, employees must make at least $844 per week to be considered exempt from overtime pay. In January, the threshold becomes $1,128 ...

Managers will want to take note of these issues

Aug 1, 2023

NNA members will want to read about the status of noncompete clauses in employment agreements and new reporting to FinCen.

Pay very close attention to real estate in your advertising department

May 1, 2023

Q: Real estate ads are starting to pick up a little. What do we need to watch for?

Questioning what to do about a social media dispute?

Jan 1, 2023

Q: I have spent thousands of dollars building my brand on a Facebook business page. I use it to drive traffic to my website and to sell my publication to customers. Suddenly, without warning, Facebook ...

To run or not run; consider this ...

Dec 1, 2022

Q: A reader recently shared a video taken from her car video camera of a breaking news event. What should we be concerned about before we decide to use it?

If you are working in states where the appellate courts have not yet ruled, be advised that your ability to record is not as clearly established

Sep 1, 2022

There have been disputes over the years about whether privacy rights protect the object of your lens if YOU are in public but your subject is not, such as instances where you use a telephoto lens to shoot ...