The U.S. Department of Labor’s opinion letter permitting employers to not pay nonexempt workers on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) breaks is the first department decision against the interests of hourly workers in a long time.
FLSA/FMLA and Travel-Time Opinion Letters Clarify the Law
Milwaukee Area Employment Law Attorney: 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-241-8444
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Supreme Court Jettisons Narrow Interpretation of Overtime Exemptions
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Supreme Court found that car service advisors are exempt from overtime requirements, rejecting the principle that exemptions should...
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As Daylight Saving Time Ends, Wage & Hour Problems Begin
Janet L. Heins|News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
As daylight saving time ends and in most states clocks are set back one hour, the time change presents...
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Was Your Employee Benefit Plan Selected for an Audit? Don’t Panic!
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Compliance, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Many HR professional dread having their retirement or health plans examined by the IRS or the Department of Labor,...
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What Individual Mandate Repeal Means for Employers
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Health Care Reform, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The 2017 tax act effectively repeals the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) requirement that most Americans obtain ACA-compliant health coverage,...
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Executive Who Says She Was Falsely Promised Equity in Company Cannot Proceed with Lawsuit
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A former distillery president who claimed that she was induced to leave a higher paying job with false promises...
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DOL Opinion Letters Explain Deductions, Bonuses, Exemptions
Janet L. Heins|Bonuses and Incentives, Decision-Making, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) may be shifting its emphasis from enforcement to technical assistance, reissuing 17 opinion...
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Push 401(k) Default Savings Rates Higher, Researchers and Plan Sponsors Agree
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Defined Contribution Plans, News, Retirement and Financial Planning, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Erring on the high side when choosing a 401(k) savings default-contribution rate won’t likely discourage employees from participating in...
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Why Pay Equity Keeps Getting More Complicated
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, Critical Evaluation, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethical Standards and Practices, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
As pressure on employers to address the pay gap between men and women, and between white and minority employees,...
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