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The Fluctuating Work Week Arrangement: What Does Fluctuate Really Mean?

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I am asked many times by clients whether they should put workers on a fluctuating work week (FWW) arrangement, as a method of providing income stability and also to lower the overtime costs if that person works overtime. ...more

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The Term “Salary” Means Different Things For Different Employee Classifications—A Source Of Confusion For Employers

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I read an interesting article by Linda Bond Edwards from Rumberger Kirk which addressed the issue of paying employees a “salary” in exempt and non-exempt scenarios. The article brings up the very misunderstood issue of what...more

Maynard Nexsen

The Often Overlooked Fluctuating Workweek Method of Computing Overtime

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a worker who earned more than $200,000 still had to be paid the overtime rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. As more fully explained in the recent article by my colleague...more

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Compliance With The FLSA Is Not Enough—Be Aware Of State Laws As Well!

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I always tell clients it is not enough to “merely” comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act on wage-hour issues. I always tell them that they must comply with State law, which may (often) be stricter than the federal law and...more

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Eleventh Circuit Reinforces Fluctuating Workweek Method Of Paying Overtime

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The federal Department of Labor (DOL) has long interpreted the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to allow an employer to pay a nonexempt employee a fixed salary for all hours worked in a workweek and “half-time” of an...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Acknowledgment of Salary Plan Constitutes Understanding of Fluctuating Workweek Pay

Many employers faced with large potential overtime costs elect to implement the fluctuating workweek pay plan for non-exempt workers. Under Department of Labor regulations, employers can pay a guaranteed salary for all hours...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Everybody’s Working on the Weekend (Well, Not Everybody) — Fifth Circuit Holds Differing Weekend Attendance Policy Not a Final...

An employer establishes a weekend work policy where only male employees can take both days off, and female employees can only take one weekend day off. Sounds like gender discrimination maybe? Well, in Hamilton, et al. v....more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Pennsylvania Updated Minimum Wage Regulations Take Effect This Friday

By Friday, August 5, Pennsylvania employers must ensure their wage and hour practices comply with the updated Pennsylvania minimum wage regulations. The new regulations address compensation calculations for tipped employees...more

Stevens & Lee

Pennsylvania Tipped Worker and Overtime Rules Take Effect August 5, 2022

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On August 5, 2022, updated rules affecting tipped workers and salaried workers who work a fluctuating work schedule will go into effect. Below is a summary of these regulations:... ...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

ABCs of Employment Law: The Fair Labor Standards Act (overtime)

Second of two on the FLSA. NOTE FROM ROBIN: In March, I began a series of very basic explanations of the federal laws that govern the workplace. The first installment covered discrimination in general, the second...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Déjà Vu: Virginia Returns to FLSA Overtime Standards

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Overtime standards in Virginia will return to federal standards beginning July 1, 2022. On July 1, 2021, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) went into effect, significantly deviating the state’s overtime pay laws from...more

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Pennsylvania Regulatory Commission Approves Expansive Tipped Employee Regulations

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Bucking the standard that has existed under federal law and in most states for decades, tipped employees in Pennsylvania soon will have to earn more than four times as much in tips before their employers may take a tip credit...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Virginia Is For Lovers . . . Of Overtime Litigation

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry recently released a set of Frequently Asked Questions to help clarify the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, which was signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam (D) on March 31. The Overtime...more

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Virginia Overtime Wage Act: How Employers Can Prepare for the July 1 Effective Date

The Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), Va. Code § 40.1-29.2, becomes effective July 1, 2021, and will significantly alter employers’ wage and hour obligations in Virginia. At first glance, the VOWA appears to track federal...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Class Action Trends Report Winter 2021

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Last year presented many challenges, and 2021 offers a fresh start. In this issue of the Class Actions Trends Report we review the most significant developments of 2020 and take a look forward to what a new year and a new...more

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2020 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year In Review

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In 2020, federal and state laws regulating wages and hours of work continued to change and develop, expanding in some areas, and contracting in others. In “2020 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review,” we look back on...more

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2021: The Year Ahead For Employers

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In 2020, COVID-19 collided with a presidential election, forever altering the workplace as we knew it. In 2021 employers are faced with reimagining the employer/employee relationship while simultaneously trying to keep pace...more

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“Is Your Handbook Up To Date?” L&E Live Webinar — Follow-Up Q&A

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Out-of-State Remote Work- •If a Colorado business has employees working remotely from other states, it can create legal and tax compliance issues that vary from state to state. Labor, employment, and some tax laws of the...more

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DOL Clarifies Scope of Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Pay Calculation

By definition, the hallmark of the fluctuating workweek (FWW) is that the hours fluctuate. Now, following another opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on the topic, employers know that this does not mean...more

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DOL Clarifies Fluctuating Workweek Hours Requirement And Other Issues In New Opinion Letters

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued four opinion letters addressing various exemption and compensation requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including standards for...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Updates Guidance on Fluctuating Workweek Pay Method

The fluctuating workweek (FWW) pay plan remains a popular way for employers to manage overtime costs. Under the FWW, non-exempt employees are paid a guaranteed salary for all hours worked in a given week....more

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DOL Issues Opinion Letter Confirming That The Fluctuating Workweek Method Of Calculating Overtime Pay Can Apply To Employees Who...

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On August 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new opinion letter shedding light on the application of the fluctuating workweek method for paying overtime wages required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...more

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DOL Reiterates That Hours Need Not Fluctuate Above and Below 40 in Fluctuating Workweek Method of Pay

In an opinion letter issued on August 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor restated its position that an employee’s hours need not fluctuate above and below 40 hours to qualify for the fluctuating workweek (“FWW”) method of...more

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DOL Weighs in on Fluctuating Workweek Method: Employee Hours Do Not Need to Fluctuate Below 40 to Qualify

On August 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released opinion letter FLSA2020-14. The opinion letter explains that an employee’s hours do not need to fluctuate below 40 hours per week...more

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DOL’s Fluctuating Workweek Opinion Letter Leaves Us With Unanswered Questions

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The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) just released a Wage and Hour Opinion Letter yesterday addressing the fluctuating workweek, reiterating its position that an employee’s work hours do not need to fluctuate above and below...more

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