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FLSA FAQ: The FLSA and Coronavirus: Paying Employees during the COVID-19 Outbreak while minimizing Wage and Hour Risk
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China is increasingly creating challenges for employers in the United…
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FLSA FAQs: Liquidated Damages and FLSA Non-Compliance
In our last post, we discussed what can happen if you do not pay the proper overtime premium to your…
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FLSA FAQs: Penalties for FLSA Non-Compliance
In recent weeks, we have gotten really into the weeds about the modifications to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…
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PTO Forever: Unlimited Vacation
As we roll into the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S., vacation and the long holiday weekend are on my…
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FLSA FAQ: Pay Wages Late, and You’ll Be The One a Dollar Short
Over the holidays, I read about a lawsuit against a now-shuttered Dallas hospital filed by a nurse who was among…
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The FLSA and Inclement Weather: Paying Employees During Weather-Related Shutdowns
Over the holidays, a number of areas of the country experienced severe weather, from blizzard conditions to thunderstorms and tornadoes.…
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FLSA FAQ: Properly Compensating Employees for On Call Time
Recently, we discussed the issue of a call center employer who took deductions for employees’ “idle time” while on duty,…
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Waiting to Exhale: When to Pay Employees for “Idle Time”
Recently, we discussed the issue of a call center employer who took deductions for employees’ “idle time” while on duty,…
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Finders Keepers: Handling Unclaimed Employee Wages
Most employers with handbooks or comprehensive policies have at least some kind of reminder to employees that looks like this:…
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FLSA Endangered Species: The Part-Time Exempt Employee
With the Department of Labor planning to release new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations in 2016, one question that…
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