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Return of the PAID Program: Here’s What Employers Need to Know as DOL Reinstates Back Wage Payment Option

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The US Department of Labor’s latest update rewards employers that proactively resolve potential wage and hour claims and obtain approval of their investigation and resolution. The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division first introduced...more

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Recent Shifts in Wage and Hour Law – Paid Time Off During FMLA Leave and Exempt Employee Status Challenges

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January brought two legal updates in the wage and hour space. Read on! PROHIBITING THE MANDATORY USE OF PAID TIME OFF DURING CERTAIN FMLA LEAVES - On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

They May Regret This decision.

The EEOC is inviting us to ask for opinion letters! The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it will begin issuing opinion letters in response to requests from the public. Eligible topics...more

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Regular Rate - DOL Issues Opinion Letters

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Right now, it feels like all COVID-19 all the time and employers are focused on serious issues - what a layoff might look like, what unemployment compensation is available to employees, and how to keep the business afloat.  ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Opinion Letters Clarifying Regular Rate Principles

In addition to its recent, exigent responsibility of preparing guidance on the protections and relief offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) has...more

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DOL Issues Three New Opinion Letters

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On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published three new opinion letters that every employer should review. The first involves an employer’s nondiscretionary bonus payment of $3,000 given to employees who...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Rings in the New Year with New Opinion Letters Regarding FMLA and the FLSA

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued three opinion letters on January 7, 2020—one addressing the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and two on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FMLA letter clarifies whether a...more

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Three New DOL Opinion Letters Address Wage and Hour Issues and FMLA Eligibility

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On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published three new opinion letters – two that address compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and one that addresses compliance under the Family Medical Leave...more

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The DOL Starts 2020 With a Bevy of Opinion Letters

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Not sitting on its laurels, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has already issued three new opinion letters to begin the year. Two deal with issues under the FLSA and a third addresses issues under the FMLA....more

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New Year Brings New Opinion Letters From DOL’s Wage and Hour Division

On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued three opinion letters, two of which concerned the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). (The other dealt with the Family and Medical Leave Act...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Department of Labor Releases First Three Opinion Letters of 2020

The Department of Labor announced its return from winter vacation this week by issuing three new opinion letters. Two of the letters address Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) payment calculation issues; the other deals with...more

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Latest Set of DOL Opinion Letters Clarify FLSA Salary Basis and Overtime Calculations, FMLA Eligibility Determinations for Public...

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Getting the new year off to a quick start, the United States Department of Labor issued three Opinion Letters on January 7, 2020. These letters concern the salary basis test and overtime calculations under the Fair Labor...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

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The Letters Keep Rolling In: DOL Issues 3 More FLSA and FMLA Opinions

On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it issued three new opinion letters. The letters cover issues related to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). ...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2019 #2

NLRB Proposes Election Changes. On August 9, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes three specific amendments to its election procedures....more

Cozen O'Connor

III-44- A Little Help From The DOL

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Today's episode discusses FIVE new opinion letters and proposed rules issued by the United States Department of Labor that offer much-needed help to the employment community on issues of significance....more

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DOL Issues Opinion Letters on Extra FMLA Leave and Community Service as Working Time

The Department of Labor’s decision to again issue opinion letters in response to employer questions has resulted in some interesting agency positions. Two recent letters address unusual situations not accounted for in federal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - March 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including with respect to minimum salary thresholds for the DOL's new overtime rule, the EEOC's collection of compensation data for increased...more

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DOL Issues New FMLA, FLSA Guidance to Employers

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Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued its first three opinion letters of 2019 concerning the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These opinion letters...more

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Paid Leave May Not Be Used to Expand FMLA-Entitlement

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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for specified family and medical reasons. It is the employer’s obligation...more

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DOL Issues Three Opinion Letters Regarding Employer Designation of FMLA Leave, Bonuses to Employee Volunteers, and Compensation of...

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued three new opinion letters on March 14, 2019. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOL Issues Latest Pronouncements on the FMLA and FLSA

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• Three opinion letters from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) offer new insight into the agency's views on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). • Employers may not delay...more

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After Decade Of Silence, DOL On Opinion Letter Spree

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We previously reported that in 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) began issuing opinion letters again after nearly a decade of silence. While the legislature makes laws, the consequences of presidential elections flow...more

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Time is Money . . . Unless It's Not: U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies Compensable Work Time

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In case you haven't noticed, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been busy. After not issuing any opinion letters since 2009 during the Obama administration, the Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") of the DOL has issued 23...more

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Compass: Insights And Direction for Employers - October 2018

Welcome to the inaugural issue of our new quarterly newsletter, Ogletree Deakins Compass. We hope you enjoy the publication, which contains some of the familiar features of the Employment Law Authority, but also has a few new...more

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