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In a move that no one saw coming, the Biden DOL plans to 86 the joint employer and proposed independent contractor rules
Oh, how embarrassing! Let me fix that blog post title.
In a move that no one anyone with half a brain or a faint pulse saw coming, the Biden DOL will eliminate the joint employer and proposed independent contractor rules.
There, that’s better.
It’s official! Second chances and clean slates for wage-and-hour violators are over at the DOL.
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In 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor began allowing employers to self-report wage and hour violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and pay 100% of the wages owed to workers. In exchange, DOL would not assess liquidated damages, which would otherwise equal 100% of the wages. Plus, the employer would be immunized from private lawsuits.
It was all part of the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program.
Now PAID is DEAD! Continue reading
The CDC has a new vaccine communication COVID-19 toolkit. Plus, President Biden proposes even MORE employment law changes. 😱
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Last week, I shared with you eight ways that President Biden changed employment law on Day One. It took me a while to cobble together that post. So, I was kind of hoping that “46” would take a few days off or something so that I could unwind in the blogcuzzi without worrying about any new Biden/HR content for this week.
No such luck. Continue reading
President-Elect Biden published his first HR compliance wish list. (And you won’t believe No. 3!)
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I always click on those “And you won’t believe No…” posts.
How about you? Continue reading
What’s the big difference between an independent contractor and an employee anyway?
Sam spent 60 hours working on a project for your company last week, for which the business paid Sam $1,000. The company treated Sam as an independent contractor.
But, what if Sam was actually an employee instead? Continue reading
Here’s how to compensate employees that split their day between the office and telework
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Let’s say that some of your non-exempt employees choose to telework for part of the day and work at the office for part of the day, with enough time to perform personal tasks in between. Do you have to compensate them for the travel time between home and office?
Let’s check out some hypothetical scenarios.
Heads up! The DOL wants new rules for tipped employees, including tip pools with the back of the house.
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If you operate a restaurant or other establishment with tipped employees, the odds are that wage and hour laws have not been your top priority in 2020 — as opposed to, say, staying afloat.
It’s been a tough year. Continue reading
Let’s explore piece rates, the FLSA, and the best music videos of the 80s.
No, I haven’t been drinking. Continue reading
Besides adorable bunny rabbits, what’s the least political thing that we can talk about today?
How about the two new wage and hour opinion letters that the U.S. Department of Labor issued yesterday on esoteric Fair Labor Standards Act issues? Continue reading