Wage and Hour

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage To Increase From $10.80 to $10.95 an Hour Beginning on January 1, 2021

An Executive Order (E.O.) issued by President Obama in 2014, still in effect, requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to

By |2020-09-22T14:36:53-05:009/22/2020|Categories: Compensation, Government Contracts, Wage and Hour|Tags: , |Comments Off on Federal Contractor Minimum Wage To Increase From $10.80 to $10.95 an Hour Beginning on January 1, 2021

Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part VI – Using Nondiscretionary Bonuses To Meet the Minimum Salary Threshold

This latest FLSA “White Collar” exemptions guide focuses on an important provision in the Labor Department’s (DOL) recently revised rules

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Wage and Hour Division Releases Four New FLSA Opinion Letters To Provide Guidance Regarding Sales Employees’ Exemptions and Method of Compensation

The U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) continues to be among the busiest of DOL’s sub-agencies as evidenced

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Guide to the FLSA’s “White Collar” Exemptions: Part IV – The Salary Basis Test

The FLSA’s white collar exemptions – executive, administrative, and professional – are the three most commonly applied exemptions to the

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Three New FLSA Opinion Letters Serve as Reminder That Employers Must Continue To Comply With Wage and Hour Requirements

As we reported recently, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), which among its responsibilities enforces the Fair

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Recently-Issued DOL Regs, IRS Guidance Provide Clarification on New Coronavirus Temporary Paid Leave Programs, But Many Questions Remain

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations implementing two new temporary paid leave programs that were included in

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Labor Department Issues Two New FLSA Opinion Letters Providing Wage and Hour Guidance on Lump Sum Bonuses and Per-Project Fees

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued its first two opinion letters of 2020 addressing

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