FAQ
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FLSA FAQ: Giving FLSA-Guilt-Free Thanksgiving Turkeys and Other Holiday Gifts to Employees
For readers in the U.S., tomorrow is Thanksgiving and the start of a long holiday weekend for many of us.…
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FLSA FAQ: A Solution for Per Diem Problems
Yesterday, we discussed the DOL’s focus on employers’ per diem payments to employees. I promised an easy–and more easily defensible–solution…
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FLSA FAQ: The Problem with Per Diems
Last week, I mentioned that the “per diem” issue under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is not just a regular rate…
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The Effect (or Non-Effect) of Expense Reimbursements on the FLSA “Regular Rate”
Recently, we have discussed certain types of special calculations for non-exempt employees who earn commissions or who receive commissions or bonuses…
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Election Day and Wage and Hour Law: Paid Voting Leave Laws
We’ll get back to FLSA mergers and acquisition tips tomorrow, I promise, but today is election day in many places…
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FLSA FAQ: Handling Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Leave Pay for Alternative Work Schedules
Last week, we discussed the 9/80 pay plan, and it raised a couple of questions for readers given the increasing…
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FLSA FAQ: Commuting in an Employer-Provided Vehicle
In the second installment of this “employee travel” series yesterday, I outlined the somewhat nebulous standard of a “normal” commute under the…
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FLSA FAQ: Employee Travel Time: Commuting
Over the years in different industries, there are times that, like Johnny Cash, I’ve felt like I’ve been everywhere, particularly…
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FLSA FAQ: Employee Travel Time: The General Rules
Throwback Wednesday doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, but I’m going for it anyway. One of the best…
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Rounding Time Entries: The High Stakes FLSA Poker Game
Do you remember this indie, middling box office success starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton about high-stakes poker? In short,…
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