Wage and Hour, Policies and Procedures, Over-Time

DOL Clarifies Daily Expense Reimbursement Payments and Exclusions from Regular Calculations for Overtime Pay

Perkins Coie on 12/30/2024

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter addressing whether daily expense reimbursement payments can be excluded from an employee’s regular rate when calculating overtime...more

Human Resources Compliance Audits (Part 2) UPDATED April 23 2024

Porter Hedges LLP on 4/25/2024

This post is the second installment discussing best practices for conducting a Human Resources compliance audit. The first installment of the series provided an overview of the compliance audit process and practical advice at...more

DOL Working Overtime To Increase Salary Exemption Threshold

Snell & Wilmer on 9/1/2023

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its proposed watershed rule change to employee exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). This proposed rule, among other changes, would increase...more

Piece Rate Overtime FLSA Class Action Shows Danger In Improper Overtime Computation: The Nuances of the Overtime Regulations (29...

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/14/2022

I have many clients that want to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and pay workers properly, especially for overtime. However, I have found that even the most well-intentioned employers sometimes will not...more

Washington and Maine Approve Salary Increases for White Collar Exemptions in the New Year, with Colorado Poised to Follow Suit

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/24/2019

As previously discussed, the federal Department of Labor has begun the process of increasing the minimum salary threshold for employees that fall under the “white collar” exemptions. Joining Alaska, New York, and California,...more

Japan Enacts New Overtime Rules To Prevent Death From Overwork

Fisher Phillips on 7/9/2018

In response to increasing media reports of “karoshi” (employee death due to overwork), Japan has made some major changes to its Labor Standards Act of 1947. Under a recent amendment to the Act, which goes into effect for...more

Fifth Circuit Rejects Employee’s FLSA Off-the-Clock Claim; Highlights Importance of Overtime Authorization and Reporting Policies...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 2/12/2016

The Fifth Circuit recently sided with an employer in an off-the-clock overtime case where the employee failed to comply with her employer’s overtime approval and reporting policies. For employers, this decision highlights...more

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