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Dear Littler: Do We Need to Compensate Employees for Travel Time and Other Time Spent Incidental to Work?

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Dear Littler, We are a nursing services company with employees in various states, some of whom work remotely. Recently, some employees have been asking to be paid for time spent commuting to client sites or into our offices....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Dusting Off the Ol’ Employee Handbook for 2025

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As we prepare for 2025, it’s essential to update your employee handbook to reflect the latest legal requirements, workplace trends, and best practices. Now is an opportune time to review and revise your policies to ensure...more

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Is It Compensable? Missing Work Due to Inclement Weather

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It is the heart of winter and, for some parts of the country, dangerous snow and ice storms are prevalent. In other areas of the country, hurricanes, wildfires, and other inclement weather events have been occurring with more...more

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Is Remote Work Increasing Off the Clock Work?

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Earlier this year, became, for many of us, part of our “new normal.” And such arrangements are likely to continue in the future. With the number of new infections continuing to rise throughout the United States, many...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trust, but Verify: DOL Issues New Guidance for Tracking Teleworkers’ Time

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On August 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5 (“FAB 2020-5” or the “Bulletin”) in an effort to guide an increasing number of employers faced with the challenge of...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Do you have to pay remote, non-exempt employees for work time you didn’t know about?

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It depends.  Although, fortunately, the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance to help employers handle this often-misunderstood scenario, which got even trickier for those businesses that were unexpectedly thrust into...more

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DOL Guidance Reminds Employers of Obligations to Track and Pay For Remote Work

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On August 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) providing guidance on employers’ obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to track...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Wave Of Wage-Hour Lawsuits Coming? Beware Of The Danger Zones

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I have been writing about wage hour issues that are implicated or raised by the continuing COVID-19 situation. Well, here’s another one. I warn that as businesses start to open up (or not), employees (and, more to the point,...more

Littler

As the Gulf Coast Waits for Tropical Storm Barry, How Can Employers Prepare?

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Residents and employers along the Gulf of Mexico are watching carefully as Tropical Storm Barry approaches New Orleans, expecting to make landfall sometime this weekend. While the storm may not develop into a strong...more

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