DOL Issues Four New Wage & Hour Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor issued four new opinion letters on January 19, 2021: FLSA2021-6 A trade association of staffing firms asked for an opinion on whether the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) “retail or service establishment” exemption applies to staffing firms that recruit, hire, and place employees on temporary assignments with clients. Qualifying for the exemption would mean there is no overtime requirement under the...
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