FLSA
- FAQ
EEOC Green Lights COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives to Employees, FLSA Considerations Remain
Back in March, we looked at the wage and hour risk of paying incentives to employees for COVID-19 vaccinations. As…
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FAQ: Wage and Hour Risks of Paying COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives to Employees
Last week, President Biden announced a push to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by…
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DOL Delays Trump Administration’s Tip, Independent Contractor Rules
In September, we discussed the Department of Labor’s announcement of a then-proposed rule offering the agency’s interpretations of whether a worker…
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Stop Rounding Time Entries!
Back in 2015, we did a series of posts on automatic meal break deductions and rounding time entries. Rounding happens…
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DOL Dumps Underused “PAID” Self-Reporting Program for FLSA Violations
Back in 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) debuted its “Payroll Audit Independent Determination” or…
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FLSA FAQs: Pay Agreements and Changing Employee Pay Rates
For many employers and employees, a new year means a review of pay levels and new agreements about pay going…
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DOL Finalizes Independent Contractor vs. Employee FLSA Rule That Likely Will Never Take Effect
In September, we discussed the Department of Labor’s announcement of a then-proposed rule offering the agency’s interpretations of whether a worker…
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DOL Proposes (Potentially Temporary) Independent Contractor vs. Employee Interpretations of FLSA
Since the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division first announced its spring’s unified regulatory agenda, we have known that…
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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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July Brings DOL Forbearance on Liquidated Damages in Wage Claims, Investigations
Effective today, July 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is cutting employers a temporary break. As we discussed…
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