Employers Should Prepare Now for New Whi...
Posted by danderson on Apr 11, 2016 in Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C., Labor and Employment Law | 0 comments
By: Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C.
Employers take note – major changes may be coming to overtime regulations. According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), a proposed rule change would extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million white collar workers. The proposed changes are anticipated to be finalized within the coming months, and employers should start planning...
Are Unpaid Internships Illegal in Arizon...
Posted by danderson on Apr 30, 2015 in Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Labor and Employment Law, Lindsay G. Leavitt | 0 comments
By Lindsay G. Leavitt
To pay, or not to pay? For Arizona employers offering internships, that is the question. Since the Great Recession, the number of unpaid internships has mushroomed, presumably because employers desire to reduce costs while students still need to bolster their resumes. What for-profit employers need to know, however, is that most unpaid internships violate Federal...
EMPLOYERS MAY LOSE BENEFIT OF OVERTIME E...
Posted by danderson on Mar 17, 2014 in Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, John J. Egbert, Labor and Employment Law, Minimum Wage, Overtime | 0 comments
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), most employees are entitled to receive overtime compensation (1.5 times their regular rate of pay) for all hours they work above 40 hours in a workweek. However, the FLSA also exempts certain executive, administrative and professional employees who are paid on a salaried basis and make at least $455 per week. President Obama...
Fair Labor Standards Act’s Minimum...
Posted by danderson on Oct 1, 2013 in Department of Labor, Direct Care Worker, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C., Labor and Employment Law, Minimum Wage, Wage and Hour Division | 0 comments
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a final rule that extends the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime protections to most direct care workers. Direct care workers, which include certified nursing assistants, home health and personal care workers, are some of the lowest paid workers in the service industry. This change will impact nearly two million...
Summer Is the Season to Review Your Noti...
With summer under way, it is a good time to refresh your organization’s notice posting compliance. Not only is it smart policy to comply with notice posting regulations, failure to do so might negatively affect your bottom line. See ASP v. Milardo Photography, 573 F.Supp.2d 677, 698 (D. Conn. 2008); Dehua Lin v. Brennan, 2011 WL 5570779, No. 3:07-cv-1658 (CFD) (D. Conn. Nov. 15,...US Labor Department initiative on Long I...
Multiyear effort aims to protect workers, -abiding employers against industry noncompliance WESTBURY, N.Y. — An ongoing enforcement initiative conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has found widespread noncompliance with the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act among full-service restaurants on...
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