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FLSA

How to compute overtime in unusual situations

09/29/2016
With the new white-collar overtime rules going into effect Dec. 1, now is a good time to review the OT basics.

Drywall contractor can’t spackle over FLSA violations

09/26/2016
The U.S. Department of Labor has sued drywall contractor West Coast Drywall & Company in Riverside, Calif., alleging the firm failed to pay its drywall hangers and painters for all the overtime they worked.

Bay Area nursing homes settle over wage violations

09/26/2016
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has settled its lawsuit with two owners of several Bay Area nursing homes.

Bid to delay DOL overtime changes unlikely to pass

09/22/2016
A group of fiscally conservative House Democrats is pushing legislation to phase in the U.S. Department of Labor’s change to the overtime salary threshold.

Loading freight is key to FLSA exclusion

09/22/2016
Some positions aren’t covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act because they are specifically excluded and covered by other laws – for example, the Motor Carrier Act.

Double jeopardy: 2 lawsuits seek to stop overtime rules

09/22/2016
Two lawsuits filed Sept. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas aim to block new overtime rules from taking effect on Dec. 1.

Poll: Public backs new white-collar overtime rule

09/12/2016
A new poll by the left-leaning National Employment Law Project shows that likely voters in so-called battleground states support the Department of Labor’s new rule expanding overtime pay.

Reclassifying employees? Don’t forget New York’s wage theft law

09/07/2016
This month we update New York state employers on two developments that could catch them by surprise.

Class-action lawsuit alleges GrubHub misclassified drivers

09/07/2016
Drivers for the takeout food app GrubHub have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the company misclassified them as independent contractors, thus paying them less than minimum wage and denying overtime pay.

Court rules: ‘Grab a slice any time’ doesn’t constitute a real meal break

09/07/2016
A federal court has ruled that an employer cannot take a credit towards unpaid overtime for paid meal breaks.