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Factoring Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Bonuses into the Regular Rate: FLSA #7
Do any of your non-exempt employees work overtime and also receive monthly, quarterly, or annual non-discretionary bonuses? If the answer is “yes,” this post applies to you! Employers are required to factor non-discretionary bonuses into… Read more
Summer Issues – Employee Wellness Plans
Although many employees use their cherished vacation time during summer, it is not a time of rest for Human Resources. Instead of having their toes in the sand, HR has to monitor all of the… Read more
Blended Rate of Pay: FLSA #6
The Magic of Getting What You Pay For! Are there times you look at your hourly non-exempt employees and think: why am I paying X for them to do a job that is only worth… Read more
Virginia Employers Now Required to Provide Employee Records (Including wage rates!)
Starting July 1, 2019, Virginia employers must provide copies of certain employment records to current and former employees and their attorneys within 30 days of receiving a written request. Click here to read the new… Read more
DOL Guidelines for Unpaid Internships (FLSA #5)
Summer interns—benefit or burden? This is the question DOL wants employers to consider when deciding what role unpaid summer interns will have. If your employees sigh with relief when your summer interns show up, you… Read more
FLSA #4: Automatic Meal Break Deductions
If you follow us, you know that my 2019 New Year’s resolution was to write an FLSA e-alert each month for our readers. Let’s just take a moment to recognize that it is April —… Read more
Breaking News: DOL Proposes Exempt Salary Threshold of $35,000/yr
New DOL Exempt Salary Threshold: $35,000/yr Only Nine Months to Get Ready! Responsibility is on Employer! Are you paying your salaried exempt employees $35,000/year yet? That is what the Department of Labor (DOL) released as… Read more
FLSA #2: Who Gets Paid on a Snow Day?
This alert is the second in a 12-month FLSA series (Leah’s New Year’s resolution! Read FLSA #1). Given this week’s forecast for snow, sleet, and freezing rain, we know this information is timely. Do you… Read more
FLSA: What’s a Few Minutes Here and There?
It’s 2019 already!? This year my New Year’s Resolution is to spread the word about interesting wage payment issues! To help me accomplish my resolution, our Woods Rogers Labor and Employment team agreed to adopt… Read more