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FAQ: The Pay Period Leap Year Pitfalls
Recently, I heard from a reader who had a question about how the Pay Period Leap Year worked in practice.…
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53 Fridays: The 2021 Pay Period Leap Year
We have reached the first non-holiday Friday of 2021, which means today is the first payday for many employers (including…
Read More » - Employee Classification
Reclassifying Exempt Employees as Non-Exempt under the FLSA
We have discussed exempt and non-exempt classifications and related issues many times here. Normally, we talk about classifying non-exempt employees…
Read More » - DOL News
What Employers SHOULD tell the DOL about their Proposed White-Collar Salary Threshold
I know, I know–I haven’t posted here in forever. What can I say? In-house life at a publicly-traded company is…
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FLSA Regulations are Here…with Four Surprises!
After years of speculation, the day is finally here: the Department of Labor will finally publish its revisions to the…
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New Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations Very Likely to be Released Next Week
For those of you who have been following the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) efforts to change (at least) the…
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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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Don’t Get Carried Away with the Pay Period Leap Year
Yesterday, we discussed the Pay Period Leap Year and what it means for employers. If your first weekly paychecks would…
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Preparing for the 2016 Pay Period Leap Year
Historical records show that at least twice in history, countries have observed February 30 on the calendar. Sweden added the…
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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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