Wage & Hour Archives - Page 6 of 12 - Kollman & Saucier P.A.

New Minimum Wage Rates Effective July 1 For Maryland And D.C.

Kollman & Saucier

06/13/2018

On July 1, 2018, new minimum wage rates went into effect for both Maryland and the District of Columbia. All employees who do not qualify for an exemption must be paid in accordance with the new rates. The changes provide a good opportunity for employers to audit pay practices to ensure compliance with wage and hour laws. Defense of a pay claim comes at a substantial cost and a simple review now can serve to mitigate or even eliminate complex...

Kollman & Saucier

04/16/2018

Legislative Developments, State Law, Wage & Hour

Disconnecting from work may be à la mode. And no, I do not mean topped with ice cream. Rather, it appears that laws restricting or prohibiting employers from requiring employees to check work e-mails after work hours could be catching. Last year, a law in France granting employees a “right to disconnect” from work went into effect. The law requires covered employers (companies with more than 50 employees) to ensure that their...

Kollman & Saucier

04/04/2018

Supreme Court Decisions, Wage & Hour

On April 2, 2018, the Supreme Court, with its second consideration of the same case, held in a 5-4 decision, that automobile service advisors are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, the Supreme Court held that service advisers fall under the FLSA exemption applicable to “any salesman, partsman, or mechanic primarily engaged in selling or servicing automobiles, trucks, or farm...

Kollman & Saucier

02/16/2018

Agency Activity, Business Law, Wage & Hour

Prior to and during my college years, I supported myself by working as a server in restaurants. It was fast-paced, hard work with very long hours most of the time. Dealing with hungry and demanding diners also had its mentally exhausting moments. My restaurant job history is near and dear to my heart. So when I learned about the Department of Justice’s proposal to remove Obama-era regulations prohibiting certain employers...

Kollman & Saucier

01/26/2018

Wage & Hour

A recent case decided this week by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Balbed v Eden Park Guest House, et al., sheds some light on the somewhat confusing FLSA analysis that comes into play when an employer provides an employee on-site lodging and other benefits. At its most basic level, the FLSA requires an employer to pay an employee a minimum wage rate based on the number of hours an employee works and the remuneration...

Darrell VanDeusen

01/10/2018

Agency Activity, Wage & Hour

Last June, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that was reinstating Wage & Hour Opinion Letters. The agency also revamped its website where Opinion Letters and other guidance live. See https://www.dol.gov/whd/opinion/guidance.htm Now, the DOL has reissued more than a dozen advisory opinion letters that had been published late in George W. Bush’s administration but then rescinded by the Obama DOL. These letters could give employers guidance...

Darrell VanDeusen

01/08/2018

Agency Activity, Wage & Hour

Last Friday, the United States Department of Labor made the following announcement: “On Dec. 19, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the fourth federal appellate court to expressly reject the U.S. Department of Labor’s six-part test for determining whether interns and students are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Department of Labor today clarified that going forward, the Department will conform...

Garrett Wozniak

11/16/2017

Labor Law, Legal Developments, Legislative Developments, Wage & Hour

At least two employment-related bills have been introduced in Congress in recent days. The first, H.R. 4219, dubbed the Workflex in the 21st Century Act, would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to include an option for qualified flexible workplace arrangements. Under the legislation in its current form, employers would voluntarily offer employees at least a guaranteed minimum level of paid leave. The amount of leave...

Garrett Wozniak

11/13/2017

State Law, Wage & Hour

The Montgomery County Council voted last week to increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021 for employers with more than 50 employees. Under Bill 28-17, beginning July 1, 2022, and each July 1 thereafter, the County minimum wage rate will be increased by the annual average increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the previous calendar year in the Washington-Baltimore area. The...

Kollman & Saucier

11/01/2017

Agency Activity, Wage & Hour

In a move that surprised many observers, on October 30, 2017, the United States Department of Labor appealed a federal judge's August ruling striking down the Obama-era overtime regulations. In a statement issued by the DOL, the agency explained that it will also file a motion to freeze the appeal while it undertakes further rule making on what the appropriate salary level for exempt status should be. Here's a quick recap on how we got to this...

< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 >

Email Updates

New Minimum Wage Rates Effective July 1 For Maryland And D.C.

New York City Introduces Disconnecting From Work Law

No Overtime This Time... Supreme Court Holds Service Advisors Are Exempt Under The FLSA

FLSA Tip Regulations Facing Repeal By DOL

Fourth Circuit Revives Live-in Innkeepers FLSA Claims

DOL Reissues Opinion Letters Rescinded in 2009

DOL Ends Six-Factor Intern Test; Adopts “Primary Beneficiary” Standard

Two Employment Related Measures Under Consideration By Congress

Montgomery County Will Increase Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour

Labor Department Seeks Appeal and Stay of Overtime Ruling

Email Updates

Email Updates

Category: Wage & Hour

Email Updates