FLSA

Court blocks overtime rules: Now what?

11/26/2024

What should employers do now that the overtime rule has been overturned? The good news is they won’t need to raise salaries on Jan. 1. But what about reversing the changes made in good faith back in July? Here are your options.

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.

Cover costs when employees use their own cars for business

11/11/2024

If your employees use their personal vehicles to conduct business on your behalf, here’s a warning: If you don’t reimburse them for the associated costs, you could be liable for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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.

Ensure your organization complies with child-labor laws

10/28/2024

Recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor reveals a troubling spike in child-labor violations among U.S. employers. In fiscal year 2023, the DOL concluded 955 investigations that found child-labor violations, a 14% increase from the previous year.

On the Supreme Court docket: Cases to watch in the ‘24–‘25 term

10/21/2024

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear three important employment-law cases in its 2024–2025 term, which began Oct. 7 and will end in late June 2025.

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.

The 6-figure classification mistake you must avoid

09/27/2024

Classifying workers as independent contractors instead of employees has advantages for employers. There’s no need to provide benefits or pay the company’s share of Social Security taxes. Contractors are on the hook for all that. But if you make a classification mistake, it can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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.