Wage and Hour
- Tips and Tip Credits
An Enhanced 80/20 Tipped Worker Rule is Back. Now is a Good Time for Employers to Dump the Tip Credit.
Earlier this year, I noted that the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) had delayed the Trump Administration’s attempt to…
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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: The Pay Period Leap Year Pitfalls
Recently, I heard from a reader who had a question about how the Pay Period Leap Year worked in practice.…
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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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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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53 Fridays: The 2021 Pay Period Leap Year
We have reached the first non-holiday Friday of 2021, which means today is the first payday for many employers (including…
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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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