Overtime

The DOL plans to make it easier for you to pay bonuses while using the fluctuating workweek

November 11, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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After a Harry Potter tour behind-the-scenes, some additional London sightseeing, and a Premier League game, the Meyers have made it back to the United States. Unfortunately, since my body is still on Greenwich Mean Time, I’m typing this post at 5:30 in the morning local time.

But, hey, my four kids survived two cross-Atlantic flights and didn’t otherwise get us banned from the UK. So, it’s all good.

You know that employee that won’t shut up about being underpaid? Yeah, well, you may be stuck with that person.

November 5, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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At first glance, this recent National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Advice Memorandum, with all its redactions and such, seems hardly worth the trouble to parse through.

But, that’s why they pay me ~~the big bucks~~ bupkis to blog and try to make something out of nothing. And I’ve done just that for you today. Continue reading

Pennsylvania, yes Pennsylvania, announces new overtime rules that are more generous than federal law

October 29, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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About a year or so ago, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced a plan to direct the Department of Labor & Industry (PA’s version of the DOL) to change the overtime rules in PA: Continue reading

Because even Al Capone had to pay his taxes on illicit income

September 30, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Let’s assume that you run a business that may operate illegally under federal law. Continue reading

The DOL final overtime rule is out today. Here is what employers need to know now.

September 25, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced here that it will issue a final overtime rule today. Most notably, the DOL is updating the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees (EAPs) from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements.

Below, I’ll address that new salary level and just about everything else that employers need to know about this new rule: Continue reading