Tag: Department of Labor

employee compensation
Legal

Busting the Home-State Advantage Regarding Wrongful Workplace Acts

Courts are dismissing cases where the employer attempts to sue a former employee for wrongful acts committed outside of the employer’s home state.
by Daniel Saeedi, Rachel L. SchallerFebruary 5, 2019

Courts are dismissing cases where the employer attempts to sue a former employee for wrongful acts committed outside of the employer’s home state.

Jon Hyman The Practical Employer
Training

Workplace Compliance By Carrot Trumps Compliance By Stick

At least for the next two-plus years, employers should be taking full advantage of the government's focus on education for workplace compliance.
by Jon HymanSeptember 6, 2018

At least for the next two-plus years, employers should be taking full advantage of the government’s focus on education for workplace compliance.

Jon Hyman The Practical Employer
Benefits

The FLSA’s Exemptions Are Becoming More ‘Fair’ for Employers

It should give employers some comfort that in closer FLSA cases, courts should not be so quick to conclude that they misclassified an employee. 
by Jon HymanSeptember 5, 2018

It should give employers some comfort that in closer FLSA cases, courts should not be so quick to conclude that they misclassified an employee. 

Legal

Headaches Ensued in Last-Minute News of Overtime Rule’s Rejection

A judge's dismissal of the Labor Department's overtime plan meant unnecessary work and frustration for workers across many industries.
by Lauren DixonNovember 29, 2016
Planning for the new overtime rule was largely for naught after a judge rejected it Nov. 22. With only four business....
Legal

With the New Overtime Rules DOA, What Now for Employers?

Many companies begrudgingly complied and now are stuck figuring out whether to undo what they’ve done in preparation for this (now) unlawful rule.
by Jon HymanNovember 23, 2016
Yesterday I promised myself a blogging vacation until after the Thanksgiving holiday. And then Judge Amos L. Mazzant III dropped the biggest employment law story....
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Legal

Dropping Some Wage and Hour Wisdom on Turkey Giveaways

Employers, your Thanksgiving turkeys and supermarket gift cards are safe from the clutches of the DOL.
by Jon HymanNovember 22, 2016
One law firm for which I used to work provided each staff member an annual Thanksgiving turkey as a holiday thank you to its employees.....
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Compensation

Why the DOL’s Paid Sick Leave Rules Matter for All Employers

It's time to get ahead of the curve on the issue of paid sick leave. It presents an amazing recruitment and retention tool for U.S. employers.
by Jon HymanOctober 3, 2016

It’s time to get ahead of the curve on the issue of paid sick leave. It presents an amazing recruitment and retention tool for U.S. employers.

Jon Hyman The Practical Employer
Legal

Two Lawsuits Challenge New Overtime Rules

Multiple states as well as a coalition of more than 50 business groups have filed separate suits to stop the DOL plan on overtime.
by Jon HymanSeptember 21, 2016
The Department of Labor’s new salary test for exempt employees is set to take effect Dec. 1, raising the salary level to qualify for certain....
Compensation

SCOTUS Drives Entitlement to Overtime Pay

Long-standing DOL interpretations and policies can only be changed when the agency provides substantive reasons for departing from established definitions.
by Staff ReportSeptember 9, 2016
Following a split in the law regarding whether auto service advisers should be exempted from Fair Labor Standards Act overtime provisions, the U.S. Supreme Court....
Compensation

New Overtime Rule Presents Big Challenge to Small Businesses

The first step: Conduct an internal review of all employee classifications.
by Isaac OatesSeptember 7, 2016
The Department of Labor’s new rule regarding the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act will go into effect Dec. 1, which the DOL....