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DOL releases enforcement guidance on newly legal tip pools

04/10/2018
Apparently no longer required to wait for formal rulemaking to be complete, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has issued a Field Assistance Bulletin describing how federal investigators will treat tip pooling practices they encounter.

Jenkintown, Pa. pub cooked books in addition to meals

04/03/2018
The owner of Drake Tavern in Jenkintown, Pa. will serve up $25,902 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 50 employees after investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division discovered that managers consistently altered employee time card.

Are truck drivers automatically due overtime?

03/22/2018
Q. Are motor carriers exempt from complying with California’s usual overtime pay requirements?

Joint employers can be mutually liable for violations

03/22/2018
When separate entities seem to share common ownership and one dictates how the other operates, they may be joint employers. That may make them mutually liable for employment law violations.

California Supreme Court clarifies OT bonuses

03/22/2018
The high court unanimously ruled that when calculating overtime for pay periods in which an employee earns a flat rate bonus, employers must divide the total compensation earned in the pay period by only the non-overtime hours worked. This is contrary to the federal overtime method used under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

DOL pilots PAID program for some FLSA violations

03/20/2018
Some employers will soon be able to avoid the hefty penalties and double damages that usually result when the government discovers violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Ignorance is no excuse for wage violations

03/13/2018

Pleading ignorance is no defense if you are sued for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. In fact, not bothering to learn the intricacies of wage-and-hour law may cost you even more than out-and-out cheating your employees does.

Pennsylvania prepares on its own to address overtime salary test

03/13/2018
The issue: Was an employee improperly classified as exempt instead of nonexempt? At stake: The possibility of being awarded back overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 per week.

Court gives workers 2nd chance on FLSA suit

03/13/2018

A federal court considering an overtime dispute recently dismissed the lawsuit because it didn’t include enough details—but then told the workers they could file an amended complaint addressing the deficiencies.

Bonuses or pay raises: Which works best?

02/22/2018

In December, some high-profile businesses announced they planned to give bonuses to their employees. Other companies said they would raise the minimum wage entry-level employees receive, with corresponding increases for higher-paid staff. Both strategies recognize a tightening job market. Which one is right for your organization?