Wage and Hour Co-Chair Breaks Down DOL’s Guidance on Tracking Telecommuters’ Work Hours

The DOL issued guidance for how employers should track unscheduled work hours now that the pandemic has made remote work a long-term reality for many businesses across the country. In interviews with Law360 and SHRM, Kathleen Caminiti, co-chair of Fisher Phillips’ Wage and Hour practice, explains key takeaways for employers from the DOL’s guidance. She suggests that the guidance reinforces the existing rules and encourages employers to develop policies, practices and procedures with the suggestion that those policies, practices and procedures capture off-the-clock work for remote employees.

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