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New Year, New Minimum-Wage Rates for Minnesota

David Richie

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…

Minneapolis and St. Paul Minimum Wages Set to Increase July 1, 2022

Kau Guannu

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…

An Exempt Employee Who Performs Primarily Non-Exempt Work During a Time of Short-Staffing Risks Losing their Exempt Status

Kau Guannu

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…

How 91,500 Pennies Got a Passive Aggressive Employer in Hot Water for FLSA Violations

Janell Stanton

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…

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Employer Must Pay Workers for De Minimis Time

Zachary A. Alter

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…

DOL Issues Opinion Letter Regarding Travel Time When an Employee Splits Their Day Between Working from Home and Working in the Office

Grant S. Gibeau

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…

DOL Reaffirms (and “Clarifies”) Independent Contractor Rules

Grant T. Collins

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…

Labor Department Offers Guidance on Tricky Travel Time Issues

Laura I. Bernstein

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…