With 2023 right around the corner, we want to issue a reminder that Minnesota’s minimum-wage rates will increase, effective January 1, 2023. Every year, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is tasked with determining ...
As we previously reported in Minneapolis Passes Phased-In $15.00 Minimum Wage and St. Paul Enacts $15.00 Minimum Wage, both Minneapolis and St. Paul enacted minimum wage ordinances in 2017 and 2018, which have gradual increases ...
In these times of short staffing, it is important to remember that when exempt employees perform non-exempt duties, they may lose their exempt status if the employee spends too much time performing non-exempt work. The ...
A Georgia employer has created more than just social media buzz with its chosen method of paying an employee’s final paycheck. The employee, Andreas Flaten, resigned his position at A OK Walker Autoworks in November ...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that an employer must pay its warehouse workers for time spent waiting for and undergoing mandatory security screenings. This decision is a warning to employers across the country who ...
On December 31, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter addressing the question of whether an employee who chooses to telework for part of the workday and work in the ...
Yesterday, the DOL published a Final Rule, which will be effective March 8, 2021, outlining the analysis by which the DOL will consider whether a worker is an “employee,” and therefore potentially covered by the ...
Optimistic employees sometimes claim compensation for all kinds of travel and related activities. A recent federal case in Ohio and a new Department of Labor (DOL) Opinion Letter remind us why those claims often are ...
