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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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Spooky Halloween Stories: Al Jazeera Publishes New Editorial Featuring Wage and Hour Division Administrator Dr. David Weil
I tweeted this article out on Twitter last week, but for your Friday reading, I wanted to pass along Al…
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Shepherders and the H-2A Visa: DOL Publishes New Rule on Minimum Wage, Other Issues
In proof that the reach of the Department of Labor, the FLSA, and immigration laws is greater than you ever…
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Kaplan law school test prep case tests bounds of FLSA Outside Sales exemption
Lawyer readers of the blog will remember BarBRI, Kaplan, and other bar prep providers hawking prep classes, flash cards, practice…
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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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Tip Credits, Tip Pooling Continue to be Hot Issues in FLSA Litigation
The hospitality industry is ground zero for many of the hottest wage and hour issues under the FLSA and state…
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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage to Increase for 2016
The President’s Executive Order 13658, released in October 2014, which set a minimum wage for certain federal contractor employees requires…
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