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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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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

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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’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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DOL Opines That Weekly Hours Do Not Have to Fluctuate Above and Below 40 Hours to Qualify for the Fluctuating Workweek Overtime...

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The Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (the WHD) issued an Opinion Letter on August 31, 2020, holding that an employee’s work hours do not have to fluctuate above and below 40 per workweek...more

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DOL Issues New Opinion Letters On Fluctuating Workweek Hours Requirement, Other Topics

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Continuing the practice it reinstituted during the current administration, on August 31, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage Hour Division (WHD) issued four new Opinion Letters, addressing a variety of topics. That...more

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