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Bernie Sanders Proposes 32-Hour Workweek, and Daily Overtime
Employment Law attorney Brian Farrington, who previously worked at the Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division, explains the 32-Hour Workweek Act - introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders.
A Daily Rate of Pay, No Matter How High, is Not a Salary — Says the Supreme Court
Discussion of the February 2023 Supreme Court decision in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, No. 21-984, 2023 U.S. LEXIS 944 (Feb. 22, 2023).
Michael Hewitt was a tool […]
Employer’s Monetary Incentive Programs May Forfeit FLSA Exemption
Some employers will try to incentivize employees to work for a set period of time by requiring repayment of money by the employee if he or she prematurely resigns. The […]
Reasonable Agreements and the FLSA: A Different Approach to Wage-Hour Issues Raised by Working from Home
We’ve always had employees who worked from home, either by their choice, their employers’ choice, or the nature of their work. Since March of 2020, however, in response to the […]
Will the New Sheriff in Town be the Old Sheriff?
The issue of who is an employee versus an independent contractor never grows old, it seems. The basic federal guidelines for what constitutes an employment relationship were first enunciated by […]
Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule Clarifies FLSA Employee vs. Independent Contractor Analysis
The Department of Labor (DOL) has just issued a proposed rule to clarify whether a worker is deemed an employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) […]
