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Are Employers Required to Pay Workers for Holidays?
In our last post, we talked about unlimited vacation, but this time of year, vacation is obviously not the only…
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A Quick Overview of the Status of the DOL and NLRB Joint Employer Proposals
Geez, I go away for Spring Break and the Department of Labor (DOL) starts going crazy! More on the DOL’s…
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Looking Back: Encino Motorcars v. Navarro One Year Later
Until last April, the Supreme Court had construed Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemptions “narrowly.” For example, just 7 years…
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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 FAQ: Pay Wages Late, and You’ll Be The One a Dollar Short
Over the holidays, I read about a lawsuit against a now-shuttered Dallas hospital filed by a nurse who was among…
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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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Recent Indictment is Good Reminder that FLSA, Other Wage and Hour Laws Provide for Criminal Charges
We talk regularly about the DOL’s focus on misclassifications or the potential liability for unpaid overtime, but these are all civil penalties. Although…
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A Deeper Look at the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division’s FY2015 Enforcement Statistics
Yesterday, we looked at statistics for FLSA lawsuits in federal courts during calendar year 2015. The Department of Labor’s Wage and…
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