FLSA: Were Restaurants’ Practices for Tip Credits and Tip Pools Illegal?
By Tom Harper, The Law and Mediation Offices of G. Thomas Harper, LLC
Tag: FLSA
Ask the Expert: Can this Exempt Employee Be Paid Hourly?
We are a staffing company that employs W-2 contractors. We are trying to determine exempt vs. nonexempt status for an employee. The job is a Senior Systems Engineer. Utilizing an FLSA checklist, he meets the criteria for an exempt employee. However, he is not a salaried employee. Does the fact that he is paid hourly […]
Reports: DOL Overtime Regs Threshold Will Be Around $47,000
According to multiple sources, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has changed the threshold for overtime exemption to around $47,000. When the DOL issued its proposed overtime regulations released in July 2015, the threshold was $50,440.
7 Steps for Communicating Employee Transitions from Exempt to Nonexempt
By BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince, JD
DOL’s Final Overtime Rules Coming Any Day Now
By BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince, JD Employers, get ready for a busy summer! Just when you are about to embark on your summer getaways, dreaming of sun and relaxation … you are probably going to have 60 days to make sure you are in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) changes. Well, […]
Ask the Expert: Should Employee Be Paid for Enrolling in Benefits?
One of my clients has an employee who is requesting compensation for time spent enrolling in benefits using his/her personal time. The employees have limited access to computers since they work in a production area. The employer will have a computer set up for employees to use during the week of open enrollment. However, employees […]
Overtime Exemption: It’s What You Do, Not What They Call You
By Steve Jones, JD, Jack Nelson Jones & Bryant, P.A The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—recently reversed a district court’s decision that an employee wasn’t exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because her primary duties weren’t related to […]
Ask the Expert: Are 3 Different Benefit Payroll Deductions OK?
We would like to have 3 different payroll deductions for employee benefits—for employees who work under 30 hours per week, 30-39 hours per week, and 40 or more hours per week. What are the surrounding legal issues?
Ask the Expert: Can We Switch Payroll Frequency?
Our payroll runs every two weeks right now for both salary and hourly employees. If we switch the payroll to semi-monthly is this allowed or legal especially for hourly employees? We handle payroll for our employees in several states–California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas.
Overtime Anxiety: Cases Provide Guidance on Exemptions
By Susan G., Fentin, JD, Skoler, Abbott & Presser