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The results are in! Here’s what HR readers did to prepare their companies for the new DOL overtime rules.
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“But, of course.” Continue reading
“Pardon me. But would you happen to have any Grey Poupon?”
“But, of course.” Continue reading
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Happy New Year, everyone. Or, as we employment law nerds say, ‘Day 2’ of the new overtime rule today.
(Actually, no one says that except for this nerd.)
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Back in March, when I debated going on the lam after some completely innocent child labor wage-and-hour shenanigans, the United States Department of Labor announced that it was going to work on a new rule to clarify how companies calculate overtime for employees.
Yesterday, in a low-key announcement at which I did not cut the ribbon, the DOL announced a final rule that will allow employers to more easily offer perks and benefits to their employees. Continue reading
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Where do we even begin? Continue reading
After a Harry Potter tour behind-the-scenes, some additional London sightseeing, and a Premier League game, the Meyers have made it back to the United States. Unfortunately, since my body is still on Greenwich Mean Time, I’m typing this post at 5:30 in the morning local time.
But, hey, my four kids survived two cross-Atlantic flights and didn’t otherwise get us banned from the UK. So, it’s all good.
At first glance, this recent National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Advice Memorandum, with all its redactions and such, seems hardly worth the trouble to parse through.
But, that’s why they pay me the big bucks bupkis to blog and try to make something out of nothing. And I’ve done just that for you today. Continue reading
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About a year or so ago, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced a plan to direct the Department of Labor & Industry (PA’s version of the DOL) to change the overtime rules in PA: Continue reading
Let’s assume that you run a business that may operate illegally under federal law. Continue reading
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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced here that it will issue a final overtime rule today. Most notably, the DOL is updating the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees (EAPs) from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements.
Below, I’ll address that new salary level and just about everything else that employers need to know about this new rule: Continue reading
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Welcome to both of you. Continue reading