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I’ve got free educational resources for new mothers in the workplace (and their employers)
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a series of August events highlighting the importance of maternal health and workplace protections for expectant and new mothers to mark National Breastfeeding Month. Continue reading
After the feds caught this employer red-handed not paying OT, the employer did the UNTHINKABLE!
Folks, someday, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) may darken your door to audit your books and records. Perhaps, they’ll find a violation and require you to pay back wages and liquidated damages. If your next steps involve retaliating against employees who cooperate with investigators and demanding kickbacks of back wages, you will compound those problems.
I told you so.
Remember this recent decision when one employee sues you for unpaid overtime
Has anyone ever sued your business for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act? This federal law requires covered employers to pay minimum wage and overtime at time-and-a-half when employees work more than 40 hours in a workweek.
They can be expensive to defend — even the ones that aren’t collective (class) actions.
New legislation in the House and Senate will make wage and hour violations WAY MORE expensive for employers (and criminal too)
Last week, the House and Senate introduced a bill called the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act. One of the bill’s primary goals is to ensure that workers receive timely regular paystubs and final paychecks. That seems non-controversial.
But as you read deeper into the proposed legislation, you’ll find that, perhaps, the main objectives of this legislation aren’t just pay stubs, but something else entirely.
I’ve got your VIP passes to hear the Department of Labor discuss possible OT changes tonight
Don’t worry. I can get you past the bouncers. Continue reading
Supreme Court to decide if a supervisor making $200K+ per year should get overtime too
Whether a six-figure supervisor is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime rules is probably not something that’s kept you up at night — unless you pay your employees a lot of money without paying them a salary (e.g., day rates).
Or you’re just an FLSA nerd like me. Continue reading
176,193 reasons to be careful when trying to limit employee overtime
Last week, I read this press release from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announcing a six-figure recovery from an employer that “illegally placed a cap on overtime at 16 hours per pay period and paid any overtime beyond 16 hours at straight time rates, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.”
So, let’s discuss some FLSA/overtime rules. Continue reading
Even LAW FIRMS commit SIX-FIGURE wage and hour violations, apparently.
Yes, even lawyers can misclassify non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Continue reading
That bartender who claims she was fired for COVID-19 weight gain while quarantining may have a solid FLSA claim!
Always wait at least one hour before swimming after a large meal. That big brown shark in the swimming pool isn’t always a Baby Ruth. Hold the cue stick properly. Chalk up before each shot. These are solid (and mildly off-putting) pool tips.
But let’s talk about tip pools instead. Continue reading