Blog posts in tag Department of Labor

The return of wage and hour opinion letters

Posted on 07/03/2017 at 10:16 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Iowa employers, Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, Wage and Hour Division, work lawyer

The return of wage and hour opinion letters

On June 27, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will resume its policy of issuing official Fair Labor Standard...

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USDOL announces another round of Fair Labor Standards Act civil money penalty increases

Posted on 01/19/2017 at 03:24 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: child labor laws, Department of Labor, FLSA, Iowa employment law, minimum wage, overtime pay

USDOL announces another round of Fair Labor Standards Act civil money penalty increases

If you are thinking that you’ve heard all this before, it’s not just your imagination.  For the second...

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My personal nightmare: The shoemaker's children go barefoot

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL, Iowa employers, Iowa employment law, The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, U.S. Department of Labor, WARN Act

My personal nightmare: The shoemaker's children go barefoot

Law firms are not exempt from state employment laws -- Including "WARN" requirements Lawyers in the Employment...

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A fired football coach's lawsuit provides a cautionary tale for employers

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: ADA, alcoholism, Americans with Disabilities Act, Department of Labor, DOL, employment contracts, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Freightways Inc. v. Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission, Iowa employers, Los Angeles Times, Miners v. Cargill, Sports Illustrated, Steve Sarkisian, substance abuse, University of Southern California, University of Washington, USC

A fired football coach's lawsuit provides a cautionary tale for employers

On December 5, 2015, former University of Southern California head football coach Stephen Ambrose "Steve" Sark...

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DOL publishes new FMLA model forms

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Melissa Schilling

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Melissa Schilling

Tagged As: certification form, Department of Labor, DOL, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, FMLA notification form, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, GINA

DOL publishes new FMLA model forms

While most of us were enjoying our Memorial Day holiday, the Department of Labor  was busy publishing new versions...

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Mike Staebell to speak at Dickinson-hosted event October 11

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Department of Labor, FLSA, FMLA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, Mike Staebell

Mike Staebell to speak at Dickinson-hosted event October 11

Mike Staebell, the District Director for the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division in Des Moines, will be the g...

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Proposed rules extend minimum wage and overtime protections to many in-home care workers

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: companions employed only by family, companionship exemptions, companionship services, Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, fellowship and protection, FLSA exemption for in-home care workers of third party employers, in-home care services for elderly and infirm, in-home care staffing agencies, in-home care workers, in-home health care, limits on companionship exemptions, live-in domestic workers, live-in workers, medically-related duties, minimum wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers, notice of proposed rulemaking, Wage and Hour Division

Proposed rules extend minimum wage and overtime protections to many in-home care workers

On December 27, 2011, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking&nbs...

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FLSA fashion: DOL Administrator's interpretation of changing clothes

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Jill Jensen-Welch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch

Tagged As: back wages, changing clothes, compensable time, Department of Labor, DOL, donning and doffing PPE, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, personal protective equipment, Pilgrim's Pride Corp class action, Section3(o) exception, Tyson Foods Inc. lawsuit

FLSA fashion: DOL Administrator's interpretation of changing clothes

It may seem odd, but what constitutes clothes and  changing clothes matters under the Fair Labor Standards Act...

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OSHA publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries from slips, trips and falls on walking-working surfaces

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by Joan Fletcher

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Joan Fletcher

Tagged As: Department of Labor, notice of proposed rulemaking, OSHA, Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment Standards

OSHA publishes proposed rulemaking to prevent injuries from slips, trips and falls on walking-working surfaces

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced its plans to require improved...

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