Earlier this week, the US Department of Labor (DOL) added to their long list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act or FFCRA. These latest additions raises the total of FAQs from...more
4/24/2020
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The most commonly used exemptions from overtime requirements under federal wage and hour laws are the so-called White Collar Exemptions, i.e., executive, administrative and professional employees, under Section 13 of the Fair...more
Despite threatening a veto, President Trump signed the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law No. 115-141) on March 23, 2018. The Act is more than 2000 pages in length....more
4/20/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Food Service Workers ,
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Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
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In Marsh v. J. Alexander’s, The Ninth Circuit issued a fundamentally important opinion supporting the hospitality industry nationwide. Specifically, the Ninth Circuit rejected the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) disastrous...more
9/18/2017
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Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
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