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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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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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Lessons from the DOL’s Recovery of Backpay from Chick-Fil-A Franchisee for Improper Uniform Deductions
Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it had secured over $12,000 in back wages for 184 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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FLSA FAQ: The FLSA and Coronavirus: Paying Employees during the COVID-19 Outbreak while minimizing Wage and Hour Risk
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China is increasingly creating challenges for employers in the United…
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FLSA FAQs: Liquidated Damages and FLSA Non-Compliance
In our last post, we discussed what can happen if you do not pay the proper overtime premium to your…
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FLSA FAQs: Penalties for FLSA Non-Compliance
In recent weeks, we have gotten really into the weeds about the modifications to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…
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The New FLSA “Regular Rate” Clarifications: Part 3
On January 15, the DOL’s new regulations affecting the calculation of the “regular rate” of pay took effect, in an attempt to…
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The New FLSA “Regular Rate” Clarifications: Part 2
On January 15, the DOL’s new regulations affecting the calculation of the “regular rate” of pay took effect, in an attempt to…
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The New FLSA “Regular Rate” Clarifications: Part 1
The Department of Labor (DOL) has been busy lately, and not just by increasing the threshold for salaried, exempt employees…
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