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Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Farewell 20% Rule – DOL Clarifies Eligible Duties for Tip Credit

On November 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reissued a previously-withdrawn opinion letter from 2009 (available here) that clarified its position on when employers can use the tip credit under the Fair Labor...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Changes Position on Use of Tip Credit

As previously reported in EmployNews, litigation involving pay for tipped employees continues to vex employers in the hospitality industry. Many of these cases involve varying interpretations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New Federal Tip Rules Expected in October 2018

Since 1966, Section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act permits an employer to take a tip credit toward its minimum wage obligation for tipped employees equal to the difference between the required cash wage (currently...more

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DOL Announces Increase in Minimum Wage Rate for Federal Contractors

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that the minimum wage for certain federal contracts will increase to $10.15 per hour beginning January 1, 2016. Additionally, the minimum cash wage that generally must be paid to...more

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2016 "Contractor Minimum Wage" Rate Released

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The U.S. Labor Department has published the 2016 wage-rate floor required by President Obama's "Establishing A Minimum Wage for Contractors" Executive Order 13658. The Order has been implemented through regulations appearing...more

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage to Increase

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As we blogged last year, the President’s Executive Order establishing a minimum wage for certain federal contractor employees requires that the minimum wage be adjusted on an annual basis. In the September 16, 2015 Federal...more

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