Blog posts in tag Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

Davis-Bacon Act Compliance Principles

Posted on 04/06/2018 at 10:33 AM by The Newsroom

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

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Davis-Bacon Act Compliance Principles

In case you missed it, Dickinson compliance specialist Mike Staebell gave two webinar presentations on the compliance pr...

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Limited Time Offer! DOL Announces Start of Six-Month PAID Pilot Program

Posted on 04/04/2018 at 11:38 AM by Mike Staebell

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

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Limited Time Offer! DOL Announces Start of Six-Month PAID Pilot Program

On April 3, 2018 the US Department of Labor announced the immediate start of its “Payroll Audit Independent Determ...

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DOL’s PAID Program: Wage and Hour to Supervise Settlements When Employers Voluntarily Disclose Violations

Posted on 03/15/2018 at 01:48 PM by Mike Staebell

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

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DOL’s PAID Program: Wage and Hour to Supervise Settlements When Employers Voluntarily Disclose Violations

On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced an upcoming nationwide pilot designed to streamline the r...

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Paying Holiday Bonuses? Make Sure Yours Don’t Create a New Year’s Surprise

Posted on 12/21/2017 at 10:33 AM by Mike Staebell

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

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Paying Holiday Bonuses? Make Sure Yours Don’t Create a New Year’s Surprise

It is the time of year when employers are rewarding their employees with holiday bonuses.  If you are one of these...

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Save Local Business Act Passes the House: Bill Brings Clarity to Confusing Joint Employment Law

Posted on 12/19/2017 at 02:55 PM by Mike Staebell

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

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Save Local Business Act Passes the House: Bill Brings Clarity to Confusing Joint Employment Law

On November 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 3441, the Save Local Business Act.   If passed by t...

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. IV: Exceeding the frequency or duration of intermittent FMLA leave

Posted on 11/13/2017 at 10:13 AM by Mike Staebell

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

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. IV: Exceeding the frequency or duration of intermittent FMLA leave

Three recent Wage and Hour Watch blogs discussed several common FMLA issues faced by employers. Those blogs expand...

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. III: Failure to follow call-in procedures

Posted on 11/01/2017 at 03:15 PM by Mike Staebell

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

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. III: Failure to follow call-in procedures

Two recent Wage and Hour Watch blogs discussed several common FMLA issues faced by employers.  Those blogs expand o...

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. I

Posted on 06/07/2017 at 08:18 AM by Mike Staebell

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

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FMLA issues that plague employers and how to cope with them, Pt. I

Intermittent Leave - Pattern of Absences When the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) became law in 1993, I was a USDOL...

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DOL Withdraws Wage and Hour Guidance on Joint Employment and Independent Contractors

Posted on 06/07/2017 at 11:53 AM by Mike Staebell

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

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DOL Withdraws Wage and Hour Guidance on Joint Employment and Independent Contractors

Today the US Department of Labor issued a very short press release announcing the  withdrawal of two Wage and Hour...

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Will comp time come to the private sector?

Posted on 05/15/2017 at 01:11 PM by Mike Staebell

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

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Will comp time come to the private sector?

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the expansion of comp time. What’s the buzz about? Under Fair Labor...

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