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SHRM: Derailing the DOL Overtime Rule before 12/1 is an uphill battle
In other words, don’t take your foot off the gas pedal preparing for the pending U.S. Department of Labor’s Overtime Rules.
Either that, or clutch your pearls a little tighter.
21 states just sued the DOL to stop the new overtime rules. And your company should…
…continue to prepare as if the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rules will take effect on December 1, 2016, as scheduled.
But what’s this lawsuit all about? Read on…
What your business can do NOW to prepare for the DOL ‘Blacklisting’ rules and guidance.
In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. Folks like me on the management-side refer to this Order as the Blacklisting rules. In general terms (I’ll get a little more specific below), the Blacklisting rules require prospective federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose anything that may appear on a laundry list of labor-and-employment-law faux pas.
Last month, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued the final rules and guidance implementing the Executive Order.
If you read on, I’ll tell you who’s covered by the Blacklisting rules (hint: lots of government-contractor employers), what they say, and when they take effect. I’ll also include some tips about how you can proactively prepare for these Blacklisting rules now.
Arm the torpedoes! Full speed ahead with lawsuit against new DOL overtime rules!
There are 85 days left until the new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rules take effect. However, according the a recent report from Chris Opfer and Ben Penn at Bloomberg BNA (here; subscription required), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is ready to sue.
Do you need the new FLSA poster? Well, since I asked…
We know from Friday’s post that 89% of you are federal wage and hour minimum-wage all-stars. To celebrate, and because I love each and every one of you, the least I could do is hook you up with the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage Poster.
Do most employers pay minimum-wage workers more than $7.25/hour? YES! (And it’s not even close)
Since July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees has been $7.25 per hour. Many states and cities have raised that floor, with some cities, like Seattle, headed to $15/hr.
But, federally, despite pressure from many to raise it, we’ve been stuck at a $7.25 minimum wage for over 7 years.
How will the new overtime rules affect workplace flexibility? Not well.
The slow death of the 9-5 workday, together with the arrival of the new FLSA overtime rules, which do into effect on December 1, could create one of the bigger wage-and-hour pitfalls for employers in 2017 and beyond.