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Do you have to pay non-exempt employees hourly?

Do you have to pay non-exempt employees hourly?

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The top 3: Overtime, accommodations and Supreme Court actions top the list of HR headaches

Anniken Davenport breaks down the top three challenges facing HR professionals right now.

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DOL wage-theft trial ends in $38.8 million judgment against Pennsylvania nursing homes

A recent case involving 15 nursing homes resulted in one of the nation’s largest-ever wage-recovery judgments--$35.8 million in overtime back wages.

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Prepare to pay for time spent waiting to log in, sign off

A federal appeals court recently reminded a lower court that the FLSA requires paying hourly workers for all time spent working on their employer’s behalf.

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Heat proposal prompts review of paid break policies

New proposed regulations on heat breaks may make employers liable for overtime they didn’t see coming. Now is the time to review your policies to make sure they comply with DOL FLSA rules on paid and unpaid breaks.

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Manual, unskilled work isn’t exempt even with salary

Employers continue to struggle with determining whether a worker can be classified as an exempt worker, and rightly so--it’s a confusing issue.

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Do restaurant workers qualify for OT under the new DOL rule?

Can you explain the new overtime rule that took effect July 1? We are in the restaurant industry. Would the rule apply to chefs and restaurant general managers?

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Despite federal court’s narrow restriction, start complying with new OT rule

The Department of Labor’s new overtime rule went into effect July 1 for all employers nationwide—except the state of Texas.

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Under overtime rules, what does ‘highly compensated employee’ mean?

I saw that the new overtime rule lists a separate salary threshold for highly compensated employees. What is the criteria to be considered a highly compensated employee?

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Lawsuits pending: Will new OT rule go into effect July 1?

A trio of lawsuits could derail plans for the new overtime rule to go into effect on July 1. Each suit asks federal courts to prevent the overtime rules from taking effect, at least temporarily. 

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