Blog posts in category Wage & Hour Watch

DOL Publishes a Request for Information on Current FMLA Regulations

Posted on 07/31/2020 at 03:11 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Department of Labor, employees, employers, Family and Medical Leave Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Federal Register, FMLA, Request for Information , U.S. Department of Labor

DOL Publishes a Request for Information on Current FMLA Regulations

On July 17, 2020, the USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division published a “Request for Information” (RFI) in the Federal Register...

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A Guide for Employers on Proper Temperature Screening

Posted on 07/10/2020 at 12:03 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Centers for Disease Control, Coronavirus, COVID-19, EEOC, Employee Health Screening, Employee Temperature Screening, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA

A Guide for Employers on Proper Temperature Screening

As Iowa continues to restart its economy, many businesses are considering how to safely reopen their workplaces. One que...

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DOL Wage and Hour Division Eases Liquidated Damages Assessment Policy

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 09:56 AM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, U.S. Department of Labor

DOL Wage and Hour Division Eases Liquidated Damages Assessment Policy

Effective on July 1, 2020, WHD will no longer pursue pre-litigation liquidated damages as its default policy in its admi...

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Different Definitions of "Son or Daughter" Under EFMLA & EPSL: Differences Not Addressed by the DOL

Posted on 04/03/2020 at 09:08 AM by Russell Samson

Categories: Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, DOL Wage and Hour Division, EFMLEA, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act, Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act , Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, paid family leave, paid sick leave

Different Definitions of "Son or Daughter" Under EFMLA & EPSL: Differences Not Addressed by the DOL

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) was signed into law on March 18, 2020, and took effect on April 1,...

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DOL Has Revised Its "COVID-19" Poster

Posted on 03/30/2020 at 12:54 PM by Russell Samson

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act

DOL Has Revised Its "COVID-19" Poster

On March 25, 2020, we announced that the Wage and Hour Division of the DOL had issued the poster/notice required to be p...

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On Demand Webinar: Mandated Emergency Leaves – Employers with Less Than 500 Employees

Posted on 03/30/2020 at 11:54 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Banking Law, Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Jill Jensen-Welch, Melissa Schilling, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, paid family leave, paid sick leave

On Demand Webinar: Mandated Emergency Leaves – Employers with Less Than 500 Employees

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Iowa employers in uncharted waters. To help, the below webinar on Mandated Emergency...

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DOL Issues Posters & Other Materials Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted on 03/25/2020 at 02:58 PM by Russell Samson

Categories: Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, DOL Wage and Hour Division, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical and Leave Act, paid family leave, paid sick leave, Russ Samson, U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

DOL Issues Posters & Other Materials Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On March 25, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued the poster/notice required to be po...

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The New FLSA White Collar Exemption Salary Threshold – Are You Ready for January 1?

Posted on 12/06/2019 at 02:03 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: DOL, employment law, FLSA, white collar exemption regulation, White Collar FSLA Exemptions

The New FLSA White Collar Exemption Salary Threshold – Are You Ready for January 1?

It seems like we’ve discussed this subject for years. It was May of 2016 when the Obama DOL issued final regulations tha...

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DOL’s "Fluctuating Workweek" Method of Pay Explained - Part 2

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 01:54 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: 2011 "clean-up regulations", DOL Wage and Hour Division, non-exempt employees , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM)

DOL’s "Fluctuating Workweek" Method of Pay Explained - Part 2

Our previous Wage and Hour Watch post summarized DOL’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the FLSA fluctuating work...

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DOL Proposes New FLSA Rule on the “Fluctuating Workweek” Method of Paying Non-Exempt Salaried Employees - Part 1

Posted on 11/08/2019 at 04:41 PM by Mike Staebell

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Wage & Hour Watch

Tagged As: 2011 "clean-up regulations", DOL Wage and Hour Division, non-exempt employees , Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM)

DOL Proposes New FLSA Rule on the “Fluctuating Workweek” Method of Paying Non-Exempt Salaried Employees - Part 1

On November 5, USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued a press release with the enticing title, “U.S. Department of Labor...

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