Minimum Wage
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An Enhanced 80/20 Tipped Worker Rule is Back. Now is a Good Time for Employers to Dump the Tip Credit.
Earlier this year, I noted that the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) had delayed the Trump Administration’s attempt to…
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Lessons from the DOL’s Recovery of Backpay from Chick-Fil-A Franchisee for Improper Uniform Deductions
Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had secured over $12,000 in back wages for 184 employees…
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State and Local Minimum Wages Set to Rise in 2016
Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that one of my main focuses from day to day is…
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Amended New York Law Gives Wage and Hour Plaintiffs Direct Access to Shareholders’ Pockets
New York employers and their shareholders will start facing substantially increased liability for wage and hour violations in January now…
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FLSA FAQ: Paying Non-Exempt Employees for Attending Lectures, Training, and Meetings
Before Thanksgiving, we discussed when for profit, non-profit, and public sector employers may accept volunteer service from employees. One of…
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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: The “Starter” Minimum Wage Already Exists, But Isn’t Very Useful
Two topics that we have heard quite a bit about during all of the GOP debates so far are immigration…
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DOL Starts Enforcing New Home Health Care Provider Rule Today
As we discussed in October, the Supreme Court denied a request to stay the Department of Labor’s new “Home Care”…
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Local Minimum Wage Measures Produce Mixed Bag in 2015 Elections
Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that one of my main focuses from day to day is…
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Supreme Court Denies Request to Delay DOL Home Care Wage Rule
In a form order without explanation, Chief Justice John Roberts yesterday declined home health care industry groups’ request to delay a lower…
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