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Address Workplace Harassment During October Stop Bullying Month
This month’s annual October Stop Bullying Month observances are a great time for employers to deter sexual, racial, religious, national Origin, disability discrimination and harassment, retaliation and...
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Employers Should Weigh New DOL PAID Program, Other Options To Manage Rising...
With the Trump Administration U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) continuing its aggressive investigation and enforcement of minimum wage, overtime and other Fair Labor Standards Act...
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Creative Pay & Time Keeping Requires FLSA Compliance & Risk Management
Today’s diverse business environment creates a demand for businesses to think creatively about their employment relationships, including creative scheduling and pay arrangements. While many of these...
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Labor Department Proposes Increasing FLSA Salary Threshold To $679 Per Week
Employers concerned about managing their overtime liability should review and provide prompt feedback to the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would...
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Give Labor Department Feedback On Proposed $124 Per Week Increase In FLSA...
Employers concerned about minimum wage, overtime and other liability from the Proposed Salary Threshold Rule (“Proposal”) that if adopted will increase the minimum salary for the Fair Labor Standards...
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Proposed FLSA Base Pay Rule Clarifies Overtime Treatment Of Perks
Employers frustrated with the current Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) rules defining what forms of payment employers must count as part of an employee’s “regular rate” when calculating overtime...
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Law Firm Nailed For FLSA Violations
A law firm is the latest employer nailed for Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime violations by the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”). Following an investigation and federal...
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Court Order Shows What Not To Do When Facing A FLSA Or Other DOL Investigation
A federal court order against a Brewster home care provider shows some key things an employer should not do when facing a Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)...
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Restaurant Pays $167K In Back Wages & Damages For Overtime Violation
West Virginia based Ole Jose Grill & Cantina LLC, paid $167,000 in back pay and penalties to 17 tipped employees after the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division found the employer...
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Wage & Hour Takes Aim At Restaurant & Other Hospitality Employers
A slew of recent U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) high dollar recoveries alert restaurant and other hospitality industry employers to clean up their Fair Labor Standards Act...
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