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Pennsylvania Updated Minimum Wage Regulations Take Effect This Friday

By Friday, August 5, Pennsylvania employers must ensure their wage and hour practices comply with the updated Pennsylvania minimum wage regulations. The new regulations address compensation calculations for tipped employees...more

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Pennsylvania Regulatory Commission Approves Expansive Tipped Employee Regulations

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Bucking the standard that has existed under federal law and in most states for decades, tipped employees in Pennsylvania soon will have to earn more than four times as much in tips before their employers may take a tip credit...more

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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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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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What Retailers Need To Know About Labor Department’s Interpretation Of The Fluctuating Workweek: Regular Rate Principles Prevail

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s final regulations addressing the FLSA’s fluctuating workweek (FWW) method reminded us that (1) legal principles control and (2) illustrative examples merely demonstrate application. The agency...more

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In Other News, a Non-Coronavirus Mid-Year Update for Employers

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The DFEH Finally Publishes its Free Sexual Harassment Training Materials for Non-Supervisory Employees - As we first discussed in a client alert in late 2018, California passed legislation for 2019 requiring that all...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (COVID-19 Catch-Up / Mid-Year Rate Edition)

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For the past few months, we have been keeping a very safe distance from each other: thousands of miles. However, as more businesses reopen across the country, we realize it is time to come together (virtually) to discuss an...more

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“Bonus Material” – A Deeper Dive Into The U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Regulations on the Fluctuating Workweek

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The U.S Department of Labor’s final regulations addressing the Fluctuating Workweek (FWW) method of payment finally, explicitly confirm that you can pay an employee via the FWW method and still pay a bonus, commission, etc....more

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Rejects Use of Fluctuating Workweek Method for Overtime Payment Calculation

In late 2019, Pennsylvania defected from the traditional use of the fluctuating workweek method used to calculate overtime rates for employees working fluctuating hours. Instead, in Chevalier v. General Nutrition Centers,...more

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finally Kills The Fluctuating Workweek Doctrine in Pennsylvania, Ruling That The “Half-Time” Method...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Does Pennsylvania law permit the fluctuating workweek (“FWW”) method of paying overtime? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has answered that question with a resounding “No, but…”...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Confirms That Employers Cannot Use Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime

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Q: I heard that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a major ruling regarding overtime pay. What do I need to know? ...more

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

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Turkeys weren't the only things stuffed in November – there was a gut-busting amount of late-year legislative, regulatory and case law developments at the federal, state, and local levels concerning the minimum wage, tips,...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Fluctuating Workweek Pay Method

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As previously reported, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a proposed rule that clarified the fluctuating workweek method (FWW) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Now, just two weeks later, the...more

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Working Wise: Recent Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Ruling on Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime

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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently held that the fluctuating workweek method of calculating overtime, which is permitted under the federal FLSA, is not permitted under Pennsylvania law. In this podcast, we will...more

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Fluctuating Workweek Pay Method Not Available In Pennsylvania, State Supreme Court Holds

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In a long-awaited decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has concluded that the fluctuating workweek (FWW) pay method is not a proper method of overtime pay calculation under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA)....more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Fluctuating Workweek Method of Overtime Pay is Unlawful

On November 20, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the fluctuating workweek (“FWW”) method of calculating overtime pay owed to salaried workers is prohibited by state law. Chevalier v. General Nutrition Centers...more

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US DOL Seeks to Clarify Fluctuating Workweek Pay Method

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Under the current U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations, if certain conditions are met, an employer may pay an employee who works fluctuating hours a fixed salary for all hours worked and then an additional half-time for...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Review Fluctuating Workweek Method for Overtime Compensation

The fluctuating workweek (FWW) method is a way for employers to calculate overtime pay for salaried employees who are eligible for overtime pay, but whose working hours fluctuate each week. The FWW method has two components...more

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Employment Law - June 2018

Court Rules: PAGA Claim Doesn’t Require Injury - Why it matters - A Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim based on the failure to provide and maintain accurate wage statements as required by the California Labor...more

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Pennsylvania Court Rejects Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating of Overtime

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Last month, the Pennsylvania Superior Court weighed in on its position regarding overtime calculation under the “fluctuating workweek” method. The Court affirmed that the use of this method to determine the amount of overtime...more

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II-30- Tackling 3 Big Wage and Hour Questions for Employers

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Wage and hour issues continue to keep employers up at night, with new lawsuits and potential exposure not diminishing any time soon. Today’s episode tackles three important questions in this area: the meaning and potential...more

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Doing Business In California: A Guide For Employers

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The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s sixth largest economy and a market of more than 36 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique challenges because its...more

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Turning Over Every Stone: Don’t Ignore Possible Exemptions And Waivers

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Many employers fail to fully appreciate the existence of a variety of exemptions from, or waivers of, some of California’s strict wage and hour regulations. A quick survey of common issues includes the following escape...more

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