Calculating overtime is always a source of litigation when you open most any law blog. Complicating the various methods of calculation required by either a federal or state law is the addition of payments such as bonuses which may affect the overtime rate. I came across this court case which nicely spelled out the calculations used […]
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Employers Beware: Employment Law Compliance Gurus are Doing it Wrong! This is one of those “Come on Man!” moments. Or, like Seth Myers and Amy Poehler used to say: REALLY?? On December 16, 2015 American Futures Systems (aka Progressive Business Publications) and its owner Edward Satell were handed FLSA violation fines requiring them to pay […]
What will the verdict be? The comment period for the Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule to re-vamp the minimum wage and overtime laws for salaried-exempt workers is up today! If you have not yet made your opinions known, there is still time. But, you had better hurry. At midnight this baby turns into a pumpkin.
Now here’s something all will love to hear: “You may be getting a pay raise if you make less than $50,440 a year (before taxes)!”
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Connecticut: Employers Pay Double Damages for Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations
Minimum wage in Connecticut just got real. Employers in Connecticut will be paying double damages PLUS court costs and attorney’s fees for wage and hour violations as of October 1st, 2015. In a recent article, Littler Mendelson attorneys published the following explanation:
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FREE Webinar:Proposed Changes to Overtime Regulations Overview
FREE Webinar: Proposed Changes to the Overtime Regulations The DOL has issued the Proposed Rule we have all been anticipating. Join us for an overview of the proposed changes and find out which are more likely to stick than others.
OMG! The DOL has promised us the new proposed guidelines for classifying Exempt workers No-Later-Than June 18th of this year. That’s pretty exciting stuff for employment law geeks like me! But, WAIT! There’s more………….