An employer that violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay its workers the legally required overtime rate could not deduct from the damages assessed a travel bonus that the employer paid to its workers at remote jobsites during overtime hours.
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Milwaukee Area Employment Law Attorney: 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-241-8444
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Keep Track of 401(k) Participants So They Don’t Go Missing
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Compliance, Defined Contribution Plans, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Increased job-hopping and forgetting to update their contact details can cause 401(k) plan participants to “disappear.” Creating a “missing-participant...
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SCOTUS to scrutinize fair share fees, FLSA exemption for auto service advisors
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Pamela Wolf, J.D. On September 28, 2017, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a pair of unrelated cases...
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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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How to Humanize Benefits Communications with Technology
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Benefits Technology, News, Open Enrollment, Technology Communication, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
HR leaders can rely on a bevy of digital technologies to improve benefits communication. Whether they use apps, videos,...
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Court Awards $619,000 Against Verizon for FMLA Retaliation and Age Discrimination
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A female engineer presented sufficient proof of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliation and age discrimination in her...
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Self-Audit in Response to DOL PAID Pilot Program
Janet L. Heins|Creative Problem Solving, Minimum Wage, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
More employers are likely to self-audit their pay practices and correct errors as a result of the U.S. Department...
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EEOC Wellness Regulations Vacated Effective Jan. 1, 2019
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, News, Wellness Benefits, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A district court has vacated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) wellness rule effective Jan. 1, 2019, instructing the...
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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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