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The Department of Labor Ends its Payroll Audit Independent Program

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On January 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the immediate termination of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program (PAID). Launched in March 2018 by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), PAID was...more

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DOL Ends Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program for Employers

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the immediate termination of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The PAID program began in March 2018 as a pilot program to allow employers an...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: February 2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program Is A Bust… For An Obvious Reason!

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When the USDOL self-reporting program was announced, I was highly skeptical. Even though there seemed to be assurances that no undue enforcement actions would be taken, it just did not seem that employers would voluntarily...more

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FAQs On The PAID Program’s One-Year Anniversary

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After a year-long pilot, the Department of Labor’s employer-self-audit initiative is apparently here to stay. Which begs the question: should you participate? Let’s look at the most common questions and provide some answers....more

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All I Want For Christmas Is A Fair Reading of Exemptions:  2018 Year In Review

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It’s the week before Christmas, and in our practice group meeting, We look back and consider the year that’s completing. The wage-hour nuggets that earn all our favor, Wond’ring “Is this the last time I’ll be rhyming ‘class...more

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Putting PAID to Non-Compliant Payroll Practices: Is the DOL’s Payroll Self-Audit Program Right for You?

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Remember full-service gas stations? These days, we have self-service pumps. Remember cashiers at the grocery store? Now, most chains offer self-service checkout. Remember the DOL auditing your labor practices? Not so fast –...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, & Overtime Developments (November Edition)

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The dishes are done, the leftovers are gone, and you are back at work. Were new laws enacted while you were conked out in a tryptophan-induced nap? Keep reading for all the November updates about the minimum wage, tips, and...more

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DOL Extends PAID Program, Presenting Employers with "Third Option" to Release FLSA Claims

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In an effort to create a win-win solution for both employers and employees, the Department of Labor has extended its pilot compliance program, called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID)....more

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USDOL Promotes Continuation of PAID Program

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Earlier this year we shared that the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) was launching its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. This month the program was extended and the agency wasted no time beginning its...more

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Department of Labor Extends PAID Program for Resolving Employer FLSA Violations

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The Situation: After a six-month pilot, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") confirmed continuation of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination ("PAID") program, which is a voluntary supervised settlement program of Fair...more

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Serenity Now – Looking Back On USDOL's Actions Mid-Year, And A Sneak Peek At What Might Be Coming

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We are almost half way through 2018, and this year has been filled with fast and furious changes at USDOL. Proposed tip credit changes (Check, including a reaction from Congress and more tip credit changes on the horizon)....more

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Working Wise: United States Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division – Pilot PAID Program

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In this episode, Leann Walsh provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) new Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program (PAID). PAID is a six-month nationwide pilot program of the Wage and Hour Division...more

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DOL Launches “PAID” Program To Resolve Wage Violations

Workers want to get paid, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is offering a new way to help make sure they do. The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently launched the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID)...more

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II-31- The Changing 9 to 5 From 1980 to Today

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This episode flashes back to 1980's 9 to 5 workplace, and then goes back to the future to compare today's workplace of emoji harassment, a new game-changing overtime exemption rule, the 1st ever employer antitrust complaint...more

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Considerations For Utilizing The DOL’s Pilot “PAID” Program

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In April 2018, the US Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division, launched the six-month pilot Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program which provides a voluntary framework for employers to self-report...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

States’ Attorneys General Throw Shade on USDOL’s “PAID” Program

Last month, we discussed some serious concerns about the efficacy of the U.S. Department of Labor’s “PAID” program, under which employers can self-report wage and hour violations to the federal agency and negotiate a seeming...more

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Are Employers Willing To Risk Getting PAID?

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Last month, the DOL announced the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (“PAID”), a self-auditing program designed to encourage employers to uncover and voluntarily report potential minimum wage and overtime...more

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NY Attorney General “PAID” Lip Service To DOL Initiative

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the launch of the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program—or “PAID”— to facilitate the resolution of overtime and minimum wage claims under the FLSA...more

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USDOL Self-Report PAID Program: Benefits TBD (Updated 04/03/18)

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Last week the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) pilot program to mixed reactions. The PAID program is meant to provide a framework for employers to proactively...more

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Wage and Hour Launches Pilot Program for FLSA Self-Corrections

The federal Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced a six-month self-audit pilot program intended to allow employers to review and correct overtime and minimum wage violations. The Payroll Audit...more

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DOL’s New PAID Program: Why Employers Should Proceed with Caution

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Earlier this month, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor announced a new pilot program, the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The PAID program is aimed at expediting resolution of...more

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Department of Labor Wants Employees to Get PAID

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Earlier this month, the Federal Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a new pilot program for employers to audit and self-report their payroll practices to the DOL. The program is dubbed the “Payroll Audit Independent...more

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Getting PAID – A New Path for Employers to Address Federal Wage and Hour Violations

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It is a dilemma that many employers have faced. You discover that your company violated federal law on minimum wage or overtime payments. You want to fix the problem, but you do not know how to do so without prompting...more

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USDOL Voluntary Compliance/Self-Audit Program Leaves Uncertainty

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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a new self-audit program that allows employers to avoid litigation by “turning themselves in.” This is drawing some praise but there are a number of issues that remain unaddressed,...more

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