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First New USDOL FLSA Opinion Letters Are Issued – A Very Good Thing

By Mark Tabakman on April 20, 2018

At long last, new USDOL Opinion Letters are bursting forward.  Like Spring.  The agency just issued three new letters on a variety of topics, including one of my favorites, travel…
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Posted in General Wage & Hour Law News & Updates, Working Time

Renaissance of USDOL Opinion Letters Is An Encouraging Development

By Mark Tabakman on January 19, 2018

U.S. Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta (By US Department of Labor (L-17-05-01-C-AlexanderAcosta-023-E) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)
I have often blogged about the usefulness of USDOL…
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Posted in General Wage & Hour Law News & Updates

Under Acosta, Maybe DOL Opinion Letters Will Make A Comeback: I Hope So!

By Mark Tabakman on March 29, 2017

I am a big believer in the importance of USDOL Opinion Letters because they show the thinking of the agency and how it interprets various provisions of the Fair Labor…
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Posted in Articles, Independent Contractor

USDOL To Issue Official Independent Contractor Guidance in Administrator Interpretation

By Mark Tabakman on June 18, 2015

I have recently blogged about new exemption regulations being proposed.  Well, that is not the only regulatory initiative coming down the pike.  The USDOL is about to release guidance on…
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Posted in Independent Contractor

Security Officers Found To Be Exempt Employees: An Interesting Twist

By Mark Tabakman on March 25, 2011

It is often difficult to claim that security officers are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  However, in a recent federal lawsuit, four officers who were employed…
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Posted in Exemptions

The Demise Of The DOL Opinion Letter

By Mark Tabakman on June 4, 2010

Recently, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a white paper or a formal position statement on exemption issues in the financial services industry. I wrote about that in…
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Posted in Exemptions, Overtime Issues

Lunch Time Can Be Work Time: Employers Beware!

By Mark Tabakman on August 15, 2008

I have encountered a number of cases where employees do not, whether unintentionally or otherwise, work through their lunch hours (or half-hours) and then later claim they are owed wages…
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Posted in Working Time

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