Wages & Hours

Under GOP, could comp time replace overtime pay?

11/20/2024

A proposal calls for Congress to pass the Working Families Flexibility Act, which proposes amending the Fair Labor Standards Act. It would authorize private employers to provide one-and-a-half hours of comp time for each overtime hour worked.

New overtime rule overturned, white-collar salary threshold reverts to $35,568 per year

11/18/2024

A federal judge in Texas on Nov. 15 struck down the Department of Labor rule that granted overtime pay to 1 million white-collar workers in July and would have made another 3 million eligible for overtime pay on Jan. 1.

Voters deliver mixed messages on state wage hikes

11/18/2024

On Nov. 5, voters in Alaska and Missouri approved ballot measures calling for higher minimum wages. Here’s what will happen in those states.

Prepare for questions on Trump’s HR-related promises

11/08/2024

After President-elect Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2025, expect a flurry of new policy proposals affecting HR and employment law—and efforts to roll back many of the Biden administration’s policies.

Happy holidays! 8 essential rules for seasonal pay and hiring

11/08/2024

Questions regarding overtime, holiday pay and seasonal hiring often arise this time of year. Here are the eight simple rules you need to know to make this holiday season run smoothly.

Employers embrace pay transparency

10/10/2024

New laws in a growing number of jurisdictions now require some form of pay transparency from employers. The House of Representatives has introduced the Pay Transparency Act, which would amend the FLSA.

Gender wage gap widened for first time in two decades

09/30/2024

According to a recent Census Bureau report, working men earned a median $66,790 in 2023, a 3% change from 2022. Wages for working women increased by half as much.

Federal appeals court affirms: Overtime salary test is valid

09/20/2024

Ruling in Mayfield v. DOL, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge by a Texas restaurateur who argued that nothing in the Fair Labor Standards Act gave the DOL the authority to base overtime pay on anything except the kind of work employees perform.

Blue-collar classification: Manual work isn’t exempt, even when paid on salary basis

09/12/2024

Sometimes, it’s difficult to make the exempt/nonexempt classification call. One thing that’s certain, however, is that paying on a salary basis does not convert nonexempt employees into exempt employees.

DOL investigators target restaurants, recover $2.25 million in just one week

09/09/2024

The Department of Labor’s crackdown on the restaurant industry continues. Over the course of just a week in late August, the DOL secured more than $2.25 million in back pay, damages and penalties from restaurateurs who cheated employees out of tips, failed to pay for overtime hours and illegally employed minors.