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Rely on Motor Carrier Act to exempt drivers? Show you’re engaged in interstate commerce

09/13/2018
Some workers are covered by the Motor Carrier Act exemption, which essentially says that workers involved in trucking that crosses state lines don’t have to be paid overtime. But recent court decisions have narrowed that MCA exemption, requiring employers to clearly prove they are engaged in interstate trucking.

Lunch break pay dispute costs Lubbock, Texas hospital $200K

09/13/2018
University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, has agreed to pay 197 emergency room employees $199,175 to settle charges it deducted 30 minutes of paid time from each employee’s time card whether the employee took lunch or not.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to weigh fluctuating workweek OT method

08/31/2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could affect how employers pay overtime to nonexempt salaried employees in the Commonwealth. At issue is whether employers may use the fluctuating workweek option allowed under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

DOL seeks public input on how overtime rules should change

08/28/2018
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will hold a series of public listening sessions in cities nationwide to gather views on possible revisions to the rules governing who is eligible to receive overtime pay.

DOL seeks public input on how overtime rules should change

08/28/2018
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will hold a series of public listening sessions in cities nationwide to gather views on possible revisions to the rules governing who is eligible to receive overtime pay.

Failure to pay for drive time costs Bay Area company

08/27/2018
Bay Area Underpinning, a foundation repair company in Fairfield, will pay $62,672 to 16 employees after investigators discovered the company failed to pay employees for time they spent driving from their last worksite of the day back to the office.

8th Circuit slaps down DOL in FLSA case

08/08/2018
The Department of Labor has suffered a rare rebuke after it tried to press an employer to reveal information that might expand a Fair Labor Standards Act claim to cover related entities.

New tip rules: Prepare for a deep dive into the tip pool

08/06/2018
Employers have long been allowed to pay tipped employees less than the usual minimum wage. In some industries, tips have traditionally been pooled, so “back-of-the-house” staff can share in customers’ generosity. But the informality of tipping means it is a surprisingly complicated wage-and-hour issue.

Amarillo, Texas carniceria settles OT and child labor complaints

08/06/2018
Carniceria La Popular, a combination butcher shop, grocery store and restaurant in Amarillo, Texas, has agreed to settle charges it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and child labor laws.

HR pros take note: You can be held personally liable for wage-and-hour violations

08/06/2018
Under the right (or wrong) circumstances, a relatively high-level employee may be held personally liable for a company’s failure to follow the overtime and minimum wage rules set out in the Fair Labor Standards Act.