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Dec. 1 Is Deadline for Overtime Compliance Under the New FLSA Legal Requirements

NEW YORK—Employers have until Dec. 1 to comply with the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new overtime rule. Starting on Dec. 1, 2016, the minimum salary for employees to be considered exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime provisions will be $47,476, or $913 per week.
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VMail ProductWatch for 11-22-16

A weekly update on the latest in frame, sun, spectacle lens and contact lens line collections and additions.

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Safilo: Polaroid Kids Optical
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Altair: Genesis
ESE Eyewear: Exces Eyewear
ClearVision Optical: Ellen Tracy
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Alcon Says Research on Smart Contact Lenses Is ‘Progressing Steadily’

FORT WORTH, Texas—Despite news reports that Alcon’s smart contact lens research project with Alphabet Inc.’s Verily unit is behind schedule, the company maintains that it is in fact on track, VMail has learned.
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Vuarnet Opens its First U.S. Pop-Up Shop in New York

NEW YORK—French sunglass brand, Vuarnet opened up its first pop-up shop in Soho for the holiday season on Friday, Nov. 18. The shop located inside Westerlind at 29 Spring Street offers the largest selection of Vuarnet sunglasses stateside.
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Registration Opens for 2017 VM Summit, as Meeting’s Focus Turns to Artificial Intelligence

NEW YORK—Diagnosing an illness that confounds the experts. Accurately predicting the perfect product choice. Interpreting massive amounts of data and spotting trends. These and other scenarios that involve Artificial Intelligence (AI), the most transformative technology in today’s digital world, will be explored at the VM Summit on March 29.
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New Halls, More Hours and a Focus on Influencers Are Set for 2017 Opti in Munich

MUNICH, Germany—The 2017 Opti show in Munich,  to be held here on Jan. 28 through 30 will serve as the stage for frame design  in the industry as well as celebrating the comeback of classics.

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CooperVision’s Best Practices Submission Deadline Approaching

PLEASANTATION, Calif.—CooperVision Inc. is reminding ECPs  its second annual search for honorees for its Best Practices initiative will end on Nov. 27.

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