Non-Exempt
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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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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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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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State and Local Minimum Wages Set to Rise in 2016
Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that one of my main focuses from day to day is…
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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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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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