Wage & Hour Watch

We Know What You Are Doing – And You’d Better Knock It Off DOL’s New “Warning Letter”

Posted on 03/20/2019 at 02:35 PM by Mike Staebell

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Recently, an employer came to the firm with a letter  from the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD).  The letter was unlik...

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

Tagged As: DOL, FLSA, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

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Proposed Changes to Minimum Salary for FLSA White Collar Exemptions Released by DOL

Posted on 03/08/2019 at 04:07 PM by Russell Samson

DOL, Employment, FLSA, Timesheet

On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor issued a Notice of Propo...

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

Tagged As: DOL, FLSA, overtime pay, Russ Samson Employment & Labor Law, Wage and Hour

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FLSA “Regular Rate” Regulations are a Current Hot Topic for the DOL

Posted on 02/05/2019 at 11:23 AM by Mike Staebell

Time Card, FLSA Overtime Calculation, Department of Labor

Under the FLSA, the “regular rate” is a mathematical computation used to determine the straight-time rate of pay for non...

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

Tagged As: DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, Opinion Letter FLSA2018-28, overtime pay, Regular Rate

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DOL’s Latest Proposed Regulations Addressing the FLSA White Collar Exemption Salary Test Are Drawing Closer but May Be Delayed by the Shutdown

Posted on 01/17/2019 at 01:58 PM by Mike Staebell

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According to several sources, including Bloomberg Law, the DOL has sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...

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

Tagged As: DOL, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, overtime pay, white collar exemption regulation

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2018 Wage and Hour Opinion Letters Offer Helpful FMLA Guidance

Posted on 12/21/2018 at 10:00 AM by Mike Staebell

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The Wage and Hour Watch reported on the reintroduction of Administrator’s Opinion Letters by DOL’s Wage and Hour Divisio...

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

Tagged As: Compliance Specialist, Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, FLSA, FMLA

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Can the Wage and Hour Division Really Help?

Posted on 12/10/2018 at 10:00 AM by Mike Staebell

Mike Staebell, Compliance, Labor Laws, Des Moines IA

Back in 1982 when I began my career with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), I attended an intense four-week classroom tra...

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

Tagged As: Compliance Specialist, Department of Labor, DOL Wage and Hour Division, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

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Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda Shows Where DOL’s Wage and Hour Division is Headed

Posted on 11/02/2018 at 01:12 PM by Mike Staebell

Department of Labor Mike Staebell Des Moines

Twice a year, in spring and fall, the federal government issues its Unified Regulatory Agenda.  This agenda sets forth u...

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, FLSA, joint employer, overtime pay, Tip Regulations, white collar exemption regulation

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Just When You Thought the Trump DOL Was Relaxing Enforcement

Posted on 10/26/2018 at 12:21 PM by Mike Staebell

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Under the current administration, a number of DOL regulations have gone by the wayside by way of the Congressional Revie...

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New FMLA Forms? Not Really.

Posted on 09/07/2018 at 10:52 AM by Mike Staebell

FMLA Forms. Mike Staebell Des Moines Dickinson

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires the DOL to submit its forms at least every three years to the Office of Man...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Mike Staebell

Tagged As: Employment Law-Management - Des Moines Iowa, FMLA, FMLA eligibility, FMLA notification form, post-eligible FMLA leave

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It’s Complicated – A Primer on Paying Non-Exempt Employees for Travel Time Under the FLSA

Posted on 08/27/2018 at 03:28 PM by Mike Staebell

Mike Staebell, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa, Iowa Employment Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

I have made hundreds of FLSA presentations over the years.  Of those, there were only a handful where the issue of trave...

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

Tagged As: FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, travel compensation, travel time

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