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Navigating New DOL Opinion Letters: Implications for Tip Pooling and Coordinating Paid Family Leave Benefits With FMLA Leave

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On January 14, the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published two opinion letters, FLSA2025-1, which addresses tip pooling under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and FMLA2025-1-A, which provides...more

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PTO Deductions Are Not “Salary” Under the FLSA, Third Circuit Holds

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In an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that paid time off (“PTO”) is not a form of salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and, therefore, deductions from a salaried...more

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PTO Is Not Part of Salary According to Third Circuit Court of Appeals

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Paid time off (PTO) is not part of an exempt employee’s salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) according to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. This means employers can deduct PTO from exempt employees for...more

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If Employees Take a Day Off Before PTO Has Accrued, Can Employers Deduct the Absence From Their Salary?

We had a recent question from a client about the intersection between a somewhat unusual paid-time-off policy and the treatment of salaried exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under the PTO plan, employees...more

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Frequently Asked Questions: Labor & Employment for Nonprofit Organizations

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The questions and answers below highlight labor and employment topics as they relate to nonprofit organizations. Classifying Your Staff - What is the difference between a paid employee and an unpaid volunteer? Under...more

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What Employers Need To Know About DOL’s New Guidance On Return-To-Work, Remote Work, And Wage And Hour Issues

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The Department of Labor issued several sets of new guidance materials to employers as return-to-work, remote work, and wage and hour issues remain hot – and sometimes confusing – topics. The agency recognizes that the...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 82: Dallas’ Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Temporarily Blocked by Federal Court

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  On March 30, 2020, just two days before Dallas’ paid sick leave ordinance was scheduled to begin full enforcement, a federal court in Texas granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 81: Dallas Employers Get Ready–Full Paid Sick Leave Enforcement Begins April 1!!

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  Last April, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide employees who work within the City of Dallas with 48 or 64 hours of paid sick leave per year, depending on size. ...more

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Federal Legislation Would Provide Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family and Medical Leave to Eligible Workers

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With businesses closing their doors and sending workers home, the House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201) to address the severe impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Americans’...more

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As Winter Approaches, Prepare Your Workplace For The Cold November Rain

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Tastes may differ, but there can be no dispute that the music video for “November Rain,” the ultimate power ballad by the ultimate Hair Nation band of the 1980s, Guns N’ Roses, is the best video ever created. It’s like a...more

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Countdown to 2020: Five Hot Compliance Tips to Keep HR Professionals Out of Hot Water

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It is time to make sure you are ready for 2020 (and beyond). Here are five (5) hot HR compliance issues you should be tracking and implementing: New Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act -...more

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Compliance with Executive Order 13706 – Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

Executive Order (“EO”) 13076, signed by President Barack Obama on September 7, 2015, established paid sick leave for federal contractors. Specifically, this EO requires certain parties that contract with the Federal...more

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Arizona's New Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Time Law

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11/29/2016 On November 8, 2016, the voters in Arizona passed the Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Time Off Initiative, also known as Proposition 206. The paid sick time component of the law will go into effect July 1, 2017, while...more

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Implementing Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors

On September 29, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued regulations (the “final rule”) implementing Executive Order 13706, which requires federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to their employees. According to...more

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DOL Issues Final Rule Requiring Covered Federal Contractors to Provide Paid Sick Leave

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Covered federal contractors must provide their employees a minimum of 56 hours of paid sick leave per year, pursuant to a final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on September 30, 2016. The new paid sick leave...more

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Proposed Executive Order Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors

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President Obama may soon issue an executive order mandating that employers who contract with the Federal government, and their subcontractors, provide paid sick leave to employees. A report in The New York Times released a...more

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