White-collar employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime provisions generally must be paid their full salary for any week in which they do any work, but there are several exceptions to the rule. Here’s what employers should know.
Some Deductions for Salaried Staff Are Permitted
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Misclassification Results in Liquidated Damages Award
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employer was ordered to pay liquidated damages where an employee’s position was misclassified as overtime-exempt under the Fair...
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Home Health Care Workers May Proceed for Denied Overtime Pay
Janet L. Heins|News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Dismissing the notion that plaintiffs of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act need to be identical,...
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Equal Pay Day Another Reminder to Review Pay Practices
Janet L. Heins|News, Pay Equity, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
April 10 is National Equal Pay Day, the day that represents how long into the current year women must...
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Variable Pay Plans Are Pushing Aside Holiday Bonuses
Janet L. Heins|Bonuses and Incentives, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Bonuses bestowed on workers as an end-of-year holiday gift are becoming scarcer, while variable pay plans that tie payouts...
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Employee Who Did Not Respond to Employer Loses ADA, FMLA Claims
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Disability Accommodations, Employee Relations Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employee who did not respond to her employer’s requests to return to work could not sustain claims under...
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Tying Health Plan Premiums to Salary Can Aid Lower-Paid Earners
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Costs, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
More employers are considering health plan premium tiers that base employees’ contributions for health coverage on their pay level....
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What’s Next for Health Care Legislation?
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Reform, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Republicans are no longer expected to make big changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But bipartisan legislation streamlining...
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IRS Announces Higher Standard Mileage Rate for 2018
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The deductible business mileage rate is increasing 1 cent per mile as of Jan. 1, 2018, the IRS announced....
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