Posts tagged opinion letters.
Two recent USDOL opinion letters examine the contours of the FLSA's “outside salesman” exemption, providing helpful information to employers regarding an exemption that may appear simple and straightforward at first glance.
Enforcement, Exemptions And Exceptions, Government Enforcement, Outside Salesman Exemption, Wage and Hour, Wage/Hour LawsTags: Administrator Interpretations, enforcement, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA interpretations, FLSA opinions, Guidance, opinion letters, opinions, outside salesman exemption, U.S. Labor Department, U.S. Wage and Hour Division, USDOL Wage and Hour Division, Wage & Hour, Wage and Hour, Wage and Hour Division, Wage and Hour Law, wage-hour exemptions, wage-hour law, white-collar exemptions From FLSA enforcement programs to compliance resources, the USDOL has stepped up and provided timely guidance that ultimately can benefit everyone, if employers understand what the various materials do and do not say.
Wage and Hour, Wage/Hour LawsTags: "Fact Sheets", break time, breaktime, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA compliance, FLSA opinions, FMLA, Garnishments, Guidance, opinion letters, travel, Wage/Hour Laws The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it will resume the practice of issuing wage-and-hour opinion letters.
U.S. Labor Secretary candidate Alexander Acosta's March 22 confirmation hearing might have provided insight into some potential Labor Department actions affecting the FLSA and analogous federal laws.
Administrative Exemption, Compliance, Computer Employees, Executive Exemption, Exemptions And Exceptions, Final Regulations, Professional Exemption, Salary BasisTags: $455, $47476, $913, 13(a)(1), Administrator Interpretations, Compliance, FLSA interpretations, FLSA opinions, opinion letters, salary basis, salary level, salary test, salary threshold, salary-test increase, white-collar exemptions Perhaps the conditions are right for a coalition drawn from employees, employers, and government representatives to wrestle the FLSA into the 21st century.
Coverage, Exemptions And Exceptions, Hours Worked, Legislation, Overtime Compensation, TimekeepingTags: bonuses, enterprise coverage, Exemptions And Exceptions, FLSA exemptions, FLSA interpretations, FLSA opinions, opinion letters, opinions, overtime compensation, regular rate, regular rate of pay, timekeeping U.S. Wage and Hour Administrator David Weil has said that the Wage and Hour Division will not resume the practice of issuing opinion letters in response to questions about FLSA compliance.
Compliance, Government EnforcementTags: Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, comply, Compliance, enforce, enforcement, opinion letters, FLSA opinions, FLSA interpretations, Administrator Interpretations, David Weil, opinions A couple of remarks made by Solicitor of Labor M. Patricia Smith at a December continuing-legal-education conference were especially interesting.
Administrative Exemption, Compliance, Computer Employees, Enforcement, Executive Exemption, Exemptions And Exceptions, Outside Salesman Exemption, Professional Exemption, Proposed Regulations, Salary BasisTags: FLSA, Fair Labor Standards Act, M. Patricia Smith, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NPRM, executive exemption, administrative exemption, professional exemption, outside salesman exemption, computer employee exemption, opinion letters, comply, Compliance, enforce, enforcement The U.S. Department of Labor has responded to our questions about the authority for and status of the new "Administrator Interpretation".
Tough talk and other recent developments could reveal an increasingly adversarial, "gotcha" approach to FLSA enforcement by the U.S. Wage and Hour Division.
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