Wage Garnishments! How exciting! Not buying the enthusiasm? Me either. Garnishments just might be the most boring wage & hour topic ever. Nonetheless, most employers will have to deal with employee wage garnishments at one point or another. It might be for child support, alimony, taxes or an employee with bad debt. Regardless of reason, it is ...
Julie R. Pugh & Lee P. Geiger
When I received the announcement that the DOL released - not just one but THREE - long-awaited, brand spanking new Opinion Letters, I held my breath. Giddy with excitement (because I’m a huge nerd), I clicked on the one that hinted at an FMLA and FLSA intersection. The DOL was going to address two of my favorite laws in the ...
Spring has sprung at the Department of Labor with three new opinion letters after a nearly decade hiatus. The first is an opinion letter on travel time and responds to an employer asking for clarity on the compensability of travel time for hourly, non-exempt employees in two common situations.
1. Whether an employer must pay the travel time of a ...
Yes, you read that title correctly. Yesterday afternoon, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) actually did something that will help employers understand their obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Really! For the first time in nearly a decade, the DOL issued new opinion letters to offer guidance for employers on three topics: (1 ...
On March 23, 2018, Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by, among other things, adding the following provision to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018:
“An employer may not keep tips received by its employees for any purpose, including allowing managers or supervisors to keep any portion of employees’ tips ...
Many thought it was simply a routine fire drill. Some reported hearing shots. Others witnessed coworkers running while they themselves were barricaded behind their desks or huddled in conference rooms.
One employee on the second floor heard gunshots and looked out the window to see what no one expects to see at their workplace – an active shooter.
Julie R. Pugh & Lee P. Geiger
Many companies and students benefit from the internship relationship, especially in the summer. Interns gain invaluable (#IRL) experience and businesses learn from the ideas and contributions of the interns. My first interaction with an intern is often to ask, “Hey, teach me something that makes me look cool” ...
Well … it’s been 15 months since a judge in Texas put the Obama Administration’s updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulation changes on hold and we’re no closer to knowing where things will end up. The most significant change would have more than doubled the salary threshold for employees to be considered exempt. Employers across ...
Private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors or subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract/subcontract of $50,000 or more must file EEO-1 reports.
These reports were traditionally filed in September each year. However, in 2016 the EEOC announced a new EEO-1 report. The new report would have required employers ...
If awards were given for offer letters, would yours be nominated for an Oscar?
A letter detailing an offer of employment to a candidate – an offer letter – is an important legal document and should be carefully drafted.
An Oscar-worthy offer letter should include the following:
- A clear description of what the job entails, to whom the employee ...