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After 55 years, DOL-WHD Reinterprets Compensability of Sleep Time for Truck Drivers

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 02:27 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

On July 22, 2019, DOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter (FLSA2019-10) on whether an employee&rsquo...

Tipped Employees and the FLSA: DOL Offers Welcome Guidance

Posted on 05/29/2019 at 09:14 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Iowa employers, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, Tip Regulations, WHD

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s tip credit rules, employers can pay a base hourly wage as low as $2.13/hour t...

DOL Proposes Revisions to Joint Employer Regulations

Posted on 04/02/2019 at 10:25 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: DOL, FLSA, joint employment, Mike Staebell, notice of proposed rulemaking, regulations

On April 1, 2019, the Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for Part 791 of Title 29 of...

DOL Announces Proposed Rule to amend the FLSA’s Regular Rate Provisions

Posted on 03/29/2019 at 09:26 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Mike Staebell, Regular Rate

On March 28, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to clarify and amend the...

We Know What You Are Doing – And You’d Better Knock It Off DOL’s New “Warning Letter”

Posted on 03/20/2019 at 02:35 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: DOL, FLSA, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

Recently, an employer came to the firm with a letter from the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The...

FLSA “Regular Rate” Regulations are a Current Hot Topic for the DOL

Posted on 02/05/2019 at 11:16 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, Opinion Letter FLSA2018-28, overtime pay, Regular Rate

Under the FLSA, the “regular rate” is a mathematical computation used to determine the straight-time rate of...

DOL’s Latest Proposed Regulations Addressing the FLSA White Collar Exemption Salary Test Are Drawing Closer but May Be Delayed by the Shutdown

Posted on 01/17/2019 at 01:58 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, overtime pay, white collar exemption regulation

According to several sources, including Bloomberg Law, the DOL has sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...

2018 Wage and Hour Opinion Letters Offer Helpful FMLA Guidance

Posted on 12/21/2018 at 10:00 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Compliance Specialist, Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, FMLA

The Wage and Hour Watch reported on the reintroduction of Administrator’s Opinion Letters by DOL’s Wage and...

Can the Wage and Hour Division Really Help?

Posted on 12/07/2018 at 02:17 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Compliance Specialist, Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

Back in 1982 when I began my career with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), I attended an intense four-week classroom tra...

Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda Shows Where DOL’s Wage and Hour Division is Headed

Posted on 11/02/2018 at 12:35 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, FLSA, joint employer, overtime pay, Tip Regulations, white collar exemption regulation

Twice a year, in spring and fall, the federal government issues its Unified Regulatory Agenda. This agenda sets fo...

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