Exemptions
- 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…
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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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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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Volunteers and the FLSA: When Public Sector Employers Must Pay for Volunteer Work
Last week, we discussed the rules governing when for-profit, private sector and non-profit employers could accept “volunteer” services. Private sector employers have very…
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Volunteers and the FLSA: When Non-Profit Employers Must Pay for Volunteer Work
In yesterday’s post, we discussed the rules governing when for-profit, private sector employers can accept “volunteer” services. In short, the…
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Volunteers and the FLSA: When Employers Must Pay for Volunteer Work
Earlier this week, a reader commented on our Integrity Staffing discussion with this question: If an employee-who normally processes insurance claims-volunteered…
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What the DOL’s Possible Delay of New Overtime Rules Means for Employers
Undoubtedly the hottest topic in Fair Labor Standards Act and wage and hour law has been the Department of Labor’s…
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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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