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DOL Clarifies That Not All Travel Time Is Compensable In The Era Of Telework

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On the last day of 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter impacting employers using telework arrangements in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. While a vaccine is now rolling out and we will hopefully...more

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Do I Have to Pay for THAT?

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DOL Issues Guidance Regarding Compensable Time for Time Spent Traveling - The Department of Labor closed probably one of the most challenging years in the labor and employment law world by issuing an opinion letter...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Trump DOL Issues Two More “Lame Duck” Opinion Letters, on Home-to-Office Travel Time and Live-In Caregivers

On December 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued two opinion letters—one on home-to-office travel time and one on live-in caregivers. Such “lame duck” opinion letters—issued...more

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DOL Closes Out 2020 by Issuing Travel Time and Live-In Home Health Care Worker Opinion Letters

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) opinion letters on December 31, 2020. One of those letters addresses travel time that occurs when employees schedule personal appointments during...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

USDOL Issues Travel Time Opinion Letter For Construction Industry-Part II

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I blogged the other day about a USDOL travel time Opinion Letter for the construction industry and foremen in that industry. The employer seeking the advice posed three scenarios and wanted answers about the foremen and the...more

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The DOL Revisits Compensable Travel Time

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In November, the DOL released a few opinion letters answering questions related to employee continuing education (reviewed in “Is Training Time Paid? DOL Reiterates Standard Position”) and ongoing questions involving employee...more

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USDOL Issues Travel Time Opinion Letter For Construction Industry

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I have stated many times that I am pleased that the USDOL has taken again to issuing Opinion Letters which guide employers in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act. I am particularly happy that the agency has issued an...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

DOL’s New Opinion Letters Examine Rules on Voluntary Training Time, Travel Time

On November 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued new opinion letters addressing the compensability of time spent by employees attending voluntary training programs and in work-related...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Reunited and It Feels So Good—The DOL’s Opinion Letters Are Back (Part 2 of 3)

When Traveling Employees Are Due Compensation (Or Not) - Welcome to Part 2 of our series on the Department of Labor’s three new opinion letters. Last week, we looked at the new opinion letter on FMLA intermittent breaks....more

Poyner Spruill LLP

New Opinion Letters from the United States Department of Labor - Regarding Travel Time, Work Breaks, and Garnishments

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In January 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) returned to its practice of issuing opinion letters in response to specific employer inquiries, after an almost 10-year hiatus. Under the Obama administration, the DOL...more

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Labor Department Provides Guidance on Compensating Employee Travel Time

The Labor Department, Wage & Hour Division, issued an Opinion Letter earlier this week answering questions about the compensability of travel time for hourly technicians under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The...more

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DOL issues guidance on breaks, travel time, and earnings subject to garnishments

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For more than 70 years, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division provided employers and attorneys with a valuable resource for determining how to comply with the federal laws and regulations the agency enforces....more

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DOL Issues Three Opinion Letters and One Fact Sheet

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On April 12, 2018, the United States Department of Labor issued three opinion letters that provide guidance on how employees without “normal working hours” should be compensated for travel time involving an overnight stay,...more

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DOL Offers Additional Guidance on FLSA Compensable Travel Time, Rest Breaks and Garnishments in New Opinion Letters

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Returning to its long-standing practice of issuing opinion letters (which had ceased in 2010), and after reissuing 17 previously withdrawn opinion letters on January 5, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) yesterday issued...more

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