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Well, tepid. It’s an employment law blog, after all. Continue reading
Articles Posted in Overtime
Why countersuing an employee can be a recipe for disaster!
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Rarely — and by “rarely,” I mean usually — I’ll have an employer client ask me about countersuing an employee that has just sued the company.
First, you’re probably just throwing good money after bad. But, I generally don’t debate this with my more “principled” clients — at least the ones willing to pay me a large retainer 😉.
But, there’s a bigger issue. Continue reading
Four ways to avoid wage and hour worries when employees work remotely
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Hopefully, you know by now that you should be tracking the time of non-exempt employees working remotely during this pandemic. If this is news to you, well…
But, have you figured out an excellent way to track hours that an employee works, even though s/he isn’t scheduled to work those hours? Continue reading
Why now is a great time for a wage and hour self-audit. Wait! Hear me out on this…
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Near the end of last month, I blogged here about this Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Field Assistance Bulletin. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that, in most instances, it would no longer pursue pre-litigation liquidated damages arising out of a wage and hour investigation of your company. Continue reading
DOL: COVID-19 is not an excuse to skip your employees’ paychecks. Plus details on Friday’s Zoom chat
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About a month ago, a hairstylist filed a COVID-19 class-action lawsuit in New Jersey. Her claims were the prototypical lowest-hanging fruit.
Oh, it’s back on in Pennsylvania as new salary-level test hikes are approved.
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The wage-and-hour pendulum has once again shifted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Nerdiest. Pendulum. Ever.
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SCOOP: The DOL has issued final joint-employer rules
While you guys were watching the NFL playoffs yesterday, a little birdie told me that the U.S. Department of Labor had announced its final rule to update its joint-employer regulations.
Here’s the skinny. Continue reading
The results are in! Here’s what HR readers did to prepare their companies for the new DOL overtime rules.
“Pardon me. But would you happen to have any Grey Poupon?”
“But, of course.” Continue reading
POLL: What did your business do to prepare for the new DOL overtime rules?
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Happy New Year, everyone. Or, as we employment law nerds say, ‘Day 2’ of the new overtime rule today.
(Actually, no one says that except for this nerd.)