DOL Responds to High Rate of Wage Violations in Home Care Industry
by The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports that they are finding many wage and hour violations in their investigations of home care companies. According to …
Author: Judith Cummings
Fast Answers to DOL Compliance Questions
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) offers several compliance assistance toolkits that collect FAQs, templates, and other employer assistance tools. These toolkits give quick answers …
Employers May Get A Tax Deduction for Payments Resolving A Federal Agency Dispute
Was your company a party to an agreement or a defendant in a lawsuit with a federal agency such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …
Highly Paid Workers May Be Owed Overtime Pay If They are Not ‘Salaried’
On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. et al. v. Hewitt that high-earning professionals can only be overtime-exempt if …
Telecommuting Employees Get Paid Breaks Too
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently reminded its enforcement team that nonexempt employees who work from home or otherwise telecommute are entitled to paid …