Blog posts in tag FLSA

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

2018 Wage and Hour Opinion Letters Offer Helpful FMLA Guidance

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

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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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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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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

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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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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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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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