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All Items: Wage and Hour

  • Labor Department Withdraws Tip Credit Rule

    Date:
    December 17, 2024

    The Department of Labor has formally rescinded a 2021 rule that made it more difficult for employers to claim a minimum wage tip credit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

  • DOL Plans to Phase Out Subminimum Wages for Workers With Disabilities

    Date:
    December 3, 2024

    The US Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing to stop issuing new certificates allowing employers to employ workers with disabilities at wages below $7.25 per hour, and to phase out existing certificates over the next three years - however, it is not clear whether its plan will survive under the incoming Trump administration.

  • Overtime Rule Struck Down

    Date:
    November 15, 2024

    A federal district court has blocked the US Department of Labor's overtime rule - which would have raised the minimum salary for most overtime-exempt employees to $58,656 - weeks before it was supposed to take effect.

  • DOL Sheds Light on Expense Reimbursements

    Date:
    November 13, 2024

    In a new opinion letter, the US Department of Labor (DOL) says business expense reimbursements must "reasonably approximate" an employee's actual expenses to be excluded from their regular rate of pay when calculating overtime.

  • Alaska OKs Paid Sick Leave, Minimum Wage Initiative

    Date:
    November 7, 2024

    If certified as expected, Alaska's Ballot Initiative 1 also will ban captive audience meetings.

  • Arizona and Massachusetts Reject Tip Credit Measures

    Date:
    November 6, 2024

    Voters have defeated ballot initiatives that would have changed the minimum wage tip credit in Arizona and Massachusetts.

  • Paid Sick Leave and $15 Minimum Wage Are Coming to Missouri

    Date:
    November 6, 2024

    Missouri voters have approved a ballot proposition that will raise the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and require employers to provide employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

  • DOL Plans to Roll Out New Child Labor Complaint Form

    Date:
    November 5, 2024

    The new form is the latest effort in a child labor initiative that also includes increased funding for enforcement and new procedures for assessing civil money penalties.

  • Minimum Wage Changes Will Be on the Ballot in Multiple States

    Date:
    October 16, 2024

    Next month, voters will decide the fate of minimum wage initiatives in Alaska, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Missouri and Everett, Washington.

  • New Ruling May Help 2024 Overtime Rule Survive Legal Challenges

    Date:
    September 12, 2024

    The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the US Department of Labor (DOL) has the authority to set a minimum salary level for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions.

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