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Proposed Changes to Minimum Salary for FLSA White Collar Exemptions Released by DOL

Posted on 03/08/2019 at 03:41 PM by Russell Samson

Categories: Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: DOL, FLSA, overtime pay, Russ Samson Employment & Labor Law, Wage and Hour

On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor issued a Notice of Propo...

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...

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...

Discretionary vs non-discretionary bonuses under the FLSA: What is the difference and why should I care?

Posted on 04/13/2017 at 07:29 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: bonus pay, DOL Wage and Hour Division, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment contract, employment legal advice, FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, non-discretionary bonus, overtime pay, Wage and Hour, work lawyer

My last blog explained how under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), certain types of bonus payments to non-exempt empl...

Paying a bonus to your employees can have a hidden cost

Posted on 03/21/2017 at 12:28 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: bonus pay, Des Moines employment attorney, discrimination lawyers, DOL Wage and Hour Division, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa employment attorneys, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, non-discretionary bonus, overtime pay, Wage and Hour, work lawyer

Have you paid out a year-end bonus to your employees? If so, did you consider the effect the bonus had on over...

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, overtime pay, minimum wage

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

Blog posts in tag overtime pay

Proposed Changes to Minimum Salary for FLSA White Collar Exemptions Released by DOL

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

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

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

Discretionary vs non-discretionary bonuses under the FLSA: What is the difference and why should I care?

Paying a bonus to your employees can have a hidden cost

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