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Wages & Hours

State, local minimum wages set to increase on July 1

06/24/2022
Be prepared for these changes.

Heed this $42 million wage-and-hour lesson

06/16/2022
If you are a mid-sized to large employer, making even basic wage-and-hour mistakes can be massively expensive. To make matters worse, the Fair Labor Standards Act authorizes courts to double what’s due to punish employers for mistakes. So do most state wage-and-hour laws.

Inflation effect: Employees expect raises of at least 5%

06/14/2022
Money is more valuable than time these days. When the CareerBuilder job-search board surveyed working adults last month, 66% said they would rather receive a 10% pay raise than an additional week of paid time off.

Beware ‘salaries’ that stiff hourly employees

06/02/2022
Most employers comply with the FLSA in a straightforward way by tracking all time worked and calculating each week’s paychecks down to the minute. But every now and then, an employer tries to play fast and loose with the FLSA rules. That usually spells trouble if the Department of Labor finds out.

$5k is a magic salary number

05/26/2022
On average, U.S. employees say a raise of $5,780 would make a difference in their mental and physical health, according to a new survey of 1,100 workers by CouponFollow.

The wage-and-hour risks of rounding time

05/19/2022
The DOL says employers should discourage “major discrepancies” between “clock records and actual hours worked.” In other words, frequent and repeated rounding could call into question the accuracy of an employer’s overall time records. So what’s an employer to do?

Federal contractor? Beware OFCCP audits

05/19/2022
When a company signs a contract to perform work for the federal government, it agrees that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs can conduct routine audits of its labor practices. Those audits can be far-reaching—and if some form of discrimination is uncovered, the DOL is empowered to bring charges.

DOL to offer online training on prevailing wage compliance

05/19/2022
The U.S. Department of Labor will offer online compliance seminars for contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders to provide information on the requirements governing payment of prevailing wages on federally funded construction and service contracts.

Counter grads’ unrealistic pay expectations

05/19/2022
Start by explaining what you and other employers are paying current and new employees. Then spell out the value of non-cash compensation you provide.

DOL sessions suggest OT rule change is coming

05/05/2022
In a sign that the Biden administration is moving forward with plans to raise the overtime salary threshold for white-collar employees, the Department of Labor is holding a series of “listening sessions” to gather employer and employee feedback on revising the Fair Labor Standards Act’s exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees.