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Wages & Hours

Must we pay a premium on holidays?

08/02/2017
Q. I have chosen to keep my business open on Labor Day. Must I pay employees who work on Labor Day (and other holidays) premium holiday pay?

Do we have to close on Labor Day?

08/02/2017
Q. This is our busiest time of the year, and we really can’t afford to give our employees Labor Day off. Is it illegal to have employees work on Labor Day?

EPA suit could require turning over extensive pay records

07/19/2017
Former employees claiming Equal Pay Act violations may force employers to produce not just past payroll information, but also after-the-fact pay data.

DOL to survey construction firms in Eastern Pennsylvania

07/17/2017
The U.S. Department of Labor will be surveying construction firms in 25 Eastern Pennsylvania counties over the coming months to collect salary data.

Tell government employees before reducing their pay

07/17/2017
Public employees have constitutional property rights in employment and are entitled to advance notice before their salaries are cut.

What are the limits for meal and lodging credits for employer-provided housing in Calif.?

07/03/2017
Q. Our company often deducts the costs of meals and lodging from live-in employees’ minimum wages. How much can we credit meals and lodging against minimum wage in California?

Can we use a tip credit in California?

07/03/2017
Q. We are expanding out hospitality chain into California. What is the maximum tip credit we will be able to deduct from servers in California?

Predictable scheduling rule takes effect in Emeryville, Calif.

07/03/2017
San Francisco’s famously employee-friendly ordinances continue to set the standard in neighboring cities.

Minnesota state court allows common law claim for unpaid wages

06/28/2017
A federal court in Minnesota has allowed a lawsuit to proceed based on the concept that unpaid time spent at work can be the basis for an unjust enrichment wage claim.

Acosta: DOL to begin new round of OT rules revision

06/12/2017
Brace yourself for an epic do-over of the salary-threshold rules that determine which white-collar workers are eligible for overtime pay.