FLSA

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.

Employment law update: FMLA & ADA, FLSA & higher education

06/14/2018

Here are updates on the interaction between the FMLA and the ADA, and on the U. S. Department of Labor’s new guidance on the FLSA and higher educational institutions.

Department of Labor opinion letters are back

06/14/2018

As part of fulfilling its mission to enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act, the FMLA and other laws—and in recognition of their complexity—the DOL allows employers to ask specific questions about how to comply.

Battery maker charged with pay violations

06/07/2018

Eastern Penn Manufacturing Co. in Lyon Station, Pa., faces a lawsuit after investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the company failed to pay workers for the time they spent putting on and taking off protective clothing and time spent showering before they checked out.