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FLSA

States push back against DOL’s PAID program

07/17/2018
There’s a lot for employers to like about the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Payroll Audit Independent Determination program—known as PAID. Some state officials aren’t so enthusiastic.

No official time records? Court will believe employees

07/13/2018
Employers that don’t keep track of hours worked may be in for a surprise if an employee quits and sues over alleged unpaid time.

Pennsylvania DLI proposal would more than double exempt threshold

07/10/2018
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has submitted a proposed rule to amend the regulations that exempt executive, administrative and professional salaried workers from overtime requirements under Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage Act of 1968.

Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted 80 years ago

07/05/2018
Over the years, the regulations for implementing the FLSA have changed to keep up with the economic realities of the day and the changing nature of work.

Will the ‘uberfication’ of U.S. jobs redefine worker classifications?

07/03/2018
In the gig economy that has emerged in the past five years, an old battle over worker classification has taken on fresh urgency.

DOL busts Bernie’s Burger Bus

06/27/2018
The companies that own the Bernie’s Burger Bus restaurant chain in Houston will have to pay $62,754 after investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division discovered a scheme to divide workers’ hours between two limited liability corporations to deprive them of overtime pay.

Refuse a DOL subpoena, go straight to jail

06/26/2018
The owner of GT Drywall in Chino Hills, California, spent some time behind bars after a federal judge tired of his delaying tactics in an ongoing wage-and-hour investigation.

No work permit? Overtime pay still required

06/26/2018
Undocumented status and the possibility the workers may be subject to deportation does not absolve you of your obligation to pay the minimum wage and overtime under California’s wage-and-hour laws. You must also grant mandated meal and rest breaks.

Unofficial off-the-clock rule spells class-action trouble

06/21/2018
What happens if there is an unwritten rule among supervisors that workers must come in early to set up and prepare for work before they’re allowed to log into the time-keeping system? That’s a recipe for a class-action FLSA lawsuit.

If Congress flips, expect FLSA OT threshold rewrite effort to stall

06/19/2018
Democratic wins in November’s midterm elections could influence the HR agenda on Capitol Hill, according to Michael Aitken, vice president of government affairs at the Society for Human Resource Management.