The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a new self-audit program that allows employers to avoid litigation by “turning themselves in.” This is drawing some praise but there are a
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Admissions Director Exemption Issue May Impact Whether She Is Entitled To Pay For On-Call Hours
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I have blogged about and have long been concerned about working time issues and what constitutes compensable work hours. One of the thorniest of these issues is on-call time…
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Third Circuit Ruling Gives Employers Some Relief On “Willfulness” Claims In FLSA Collective Actions
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In every FLSA class action I have defended (as well as every demand letter I have seen on this subject) the plaintiff’s lawyer always alleges that the violations were “willful.”…
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How To (Start To) Prepare For the New FLSA Exemption Guidelines
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With the advent of the USDOL’s newly proposed classification rules, implementing the new salary threshold to $913 per week, employer groups and counsel have been straining to determine the best…
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Miami Vice: Numerous FLSA Actions Are Filed In Florida
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Although there are FLSA actions brought all over the country, the statistics show that the Southern District of Florida is the (dubious) leader in such suits. Commentators attribute this disproportionate…
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When Is It Time For A Wage Hour Audit? Answer—Now!
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Better safe than sorry is the old adage. Nowhere is this maxim more applicable than for an employer’s compensation practices, especially on issues of classification, working time, and record keeping…
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DOL Audits Will Rise With New Funding Increases
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I have often posted on the recently found aggressiveness of the Departments of Labor, on both the federal and state levels, to step up enforcement of (alleged) wage-hour (i.e. overtime)…
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Sub-Minimum Wage Issues For Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRP)
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I attended an interesting seminar today, given by a United States DOL official. The program focused on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to entities and organizations that…
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Report Concludes FLSA Lawsuits Continue To Be The Rage. Really?
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I just read of a report that notes that a record number of FLSA wage-hour lawsuits were filed in 2012 The report notes that more than seven-thousand FLSA cases were…
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Webinair on FLSA Exemptions and Conducting Internal Audits
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I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled "DOL’s Latest Wage and Hour Enforcement Priorities" scheduled for Wednesday…
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