Blog posts in category Mike Staebell

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

Can the Wage and Hour Division Really Help?

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

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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

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

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

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New FMLA Forms? Not Really.

Posted on 09/07/2018 at 10:46 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell

Tagged As: Employment Law-Management - Des Moines Iowa, FMLA, FMLA eligibility, FMLA notification form, post-eligible FMLA leave

New FMLA Forms? Not Really.

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires the DOL to submit its forms at least every three years to the Office of Man...

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It’s Complicated – A Primer on Paying Non-Exempt Employees for Travel Time Under the FLSA

Posted on 08/27/2018 at 03:24 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, travel compensation, travel time

It’s Complicated – A Primer on Paying Non-Exempt Employees for Travel Time Under the FLSA

I have made hundreds of FLSA presentations over the years.  Of those, there were only a handful where the issue of...

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Nine Years Later: The US DOL Reinstates Guidance on the Status of Coaches Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Posted on 07/02/2018 at 03:23 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: automotive industry, car dealerships, coaches, congressional intent, Department of Labor, discrimination lawyers, DOL, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment legal advice, exempt-employees, Fair Labor Standards Act requirements, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legislative history, over-time, reversal, salespersons, service advisors, statutory construction test, Trump Administration, Wage and Hour, work lawyer

Nine Years Later: The US DOL Reinstates Guidance on the Status of Coaches Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

This summer, as teachers enjoy their vacations and administrators consider coaching staffing needs for the 2018-2019 sch...

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Welcome Back, Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

Posted on 05/31/2018 at 11:34 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: CCPA, Consumer Credit Protection Act, discrimination lawyers, DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contracts, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, FLSA, FMLA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor law, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, opinion letters, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta, travel compensation, Wage and Hour Division, wage garnishment, WHD, work lawyer

Welcome Back, Wage and Hour Opinion Letters

For decades, the U.S Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) opinion letters were welcomed by e...

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Supreme Court Finds Auto Service Advisors Exempt from Overtime, Rejects ‘Narrow Construction’ Principle in Applying FLSA Exemptions

Posted on 05/01/2018 at 04:14 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: construction, discrimination lawyers, DOL Wage and Hour Division, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Encino Motorcars v Navarro, FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, overtime provisions for exempt employees, United States Supreme Court, work lawyer

Supreme Court Finds Auto Service Advisors Exempt from Overtime, Rejects ‘Narrow Construction’ Principle in Applying FLSA Exemptions

On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro. This case addressed the...

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Revised Form I-9 Effective Soon

Posted on 04/10/2018 at 10:30 AM by The Newsroom

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

Tagged As: employment attorney, employment law, employment law attorney, Employment Law-Management - Des Moines Iowa, I-9 Employment Eligibility/Verification Form, Immigration, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor attorney, labor lawyers, labour law

Revised Form I-9 Effective Soon

In case you missed it, Dickinson compliance specialist Mike Staebell gave a webinar presentation on the compliance...

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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

Tagged As: Davis Bacon Act, employment attorney, employment law, employment law attorney, Employment Law-Management - Des Moines Iowa, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor attorney, labour law

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

Tagged As: DOL, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contracts, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa employment law attorneys, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor attorney, labor law, labor lawyers, labour law, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, local attorneys, PAID, Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program, work lawyer

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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