Blog posts in tag Iowa Employment & Labor Law

After 55 years, DOL-WHD Reinterprets Compensability of Sleep Time for Truck Drivers

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 02:27 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch

After 55 years, DOL-WHD Reinterprets Compensability of Sleep Time for Truck Drivers

On July 22, 2019, DOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter (FLSA2019-10) on whether an employee’s time spen...

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Tipped Employees and the FLSA: DOL Offers Welcome Guidance

Posted on 05/29/2019 at 09:14 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: Department of Labor, DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Iowa employers, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, Tip Regulations, WHD

Tipped Employees and the FLSA: DOL Offers Welcome Guidance

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s tip credit rules, employers can pay a base hourly wage as low as $2.13/hour to empl...

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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

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

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

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

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Nine Years Later: The US DOL Reinstates Guidance on the Status of Coaches Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Posted on 07/02/2018 at 03:23 PM by Mike Staebell

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

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Nine Years Later: The US DOL Reinstates Guidance on the Status of Coaches Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

This summer, as teachers enjoy their vacations and administrators consider coaching staffing needs for the 2018-2019 sch...

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Another New Form I-9?

Posted on 07/19/2017 at 03:49 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment attorney, employment contract, employment contracts, employment law, employment law attorney, employment lawyer, employment legal advice, I-9 requirements, Iowa employers, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, labor law, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, work lawyer

Another New Form I-9?

If it seems like a new Form I-9 is being issued every few months, you are not dreaming. Last fall, this blog discussed t...

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Will comp time come to the private sector?

Posted on 05/15/2017 at 01:11 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: comp time, discrimination lawyers, DOL Wage and Hour Division, Donald Trump, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, employment law attorney, employment legal advice, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa employers, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, Wage and Hour, work lawyer

Will comp time come to the private sector?

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the expansion of comp time. What’s the buzz about? Under Fair Labor Standards Ac...

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Notice! You may be using a Form I-9 with a major problem

Posted on 04/27/2017 at 12:20 PM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: discrimination lawyers, DOL Wage and Hour Division, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment contract, employment legal advice, I-9 requirements, Instructions for Completing Form I-9, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Iowa Wage & Hour Watch, labor lawyers, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, Wage and Hour, wrongful termination

Notice! You may be using a Form I-9 with a major problem

Last November, I blogged on the availability of a new and improved Form I-9 that became mandatory for anyone hired on or...

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Discretionary vs non-discretionary bonuses under the FLSA: What is the difference and why should I care?

Posted on 04/13/2017 at 07:29 AM by Mike Staebell

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

Tagged As: bonus pay, DOL Wage and Hour Division, EEOC, eeoc lawyer, employment agreement, employment contract, employment legal advice, FLSA, Iowa Employer Law Blog, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, lawyers specializing in wrongful termination, legal advice, local attorneys, non-discretionary bonus, overtime pay, Wage and Hour, work lawyer

Discretionary vs non-discretionary bonuses under the FLSA: What is the difference and why should I care?

My last blog explained how under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), certain types of bonus payments to non-exempt empl...

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