The California Supreme Court unanimously determines that premium pay for missed meal and rest breaks must be based on the more inclusive “regular rate.”
The California Supreme Court held that employers must pay non-exempt...more
7/26/2021
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California ,
Class Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Meal Penalties ,
New Regulations ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Wages
The 2019 Final Rule formally rescinds the Obama Administration’s 2016 Final Rule and increases the current minimum salary level by almost 50 percent and the current exemption salary level for highly compensated employees by...more
10/10/2019
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Obama Administration ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Employers in the hospitality industry have been increasingly assessing and updating their tipping practices over the past several years, with some even eliminating tipping all together, affecting both their bottom lines and...more
On July 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor published a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations implementing the exemption from minimum wage and overtime...more