Consistent readers of the blog will no doubt know of my weaving in pop culture into blog posts. So it was with some good fortune that as I began to write this post, the song “Dog Days are Over” popped up on my iPhone speakers in typical Shuffle-mode fashion. Seems only appropriate as I pass
Why Don’t You Get Paid For Time Spent Traveling From Home To Office?
From time to time, there are various questions that keep recurring in the labor & employment law area. One of them is in the area of travel time for non-exempt employees.
(For exempt employees, they get paid a fixed salary no matter how much time they work or travel.)
What if
Interns: Assign Real Work or Menial Tasks? Neither, says The New York Times
Back in 2010, at the same time the U.S. Department of Labor was making a big publicity push on its interpretation of rules regarding unpaid interns, the New York Times ran piece noting how employers were skirting the law when it came to internships:
The Labor Department says it is cracking down on firms that
Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Interns
The word “Interns” has turned into a dirty word for employment lawyers lately. But before you panic, it’s time to separate fact from fiction.
Now, it IS true that a few years back, the United States Department of Labor signaled employers that it would start cutting down on the practice that some
BREAKING: DOL Proposes New FMLA Rules Impacting Military Leave
The Department of Labor today proposed new regulations of the FMLA that would explain further the military family leave provisions and incorporate some special provisions for airline flight crews.
The new proposed regulations are in response to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 which amended the FMLA to extend the military caregiver
What to Expect When You’re Expecting the Department of Labor
As I’ve noted before, both the U.S. and the Connecticut Department of Labor have had a renewed focus on investigating employers for compliance with state and federal wage & hour laws.
But what should you expect when the DOL comes calling for an investigation (either as part of a random audit or a complaint)?
BREAKING: USDOL Releases Proposed Changes to Companionship and Live-In Worker Regulations Under FLSA
As expected, the United States Department of Labor today released its proposed changes to the companionship and live-in worker regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. What was unknown was how significant the proposed changes would be.
The short answer: Pretty significant. The regulations substantially limit the companionship exemption under wage & hour laws to
Quick Hits: Hartford’s Refusal to Use Credit Scores; Use of Criminal Records; DOL’s New iPhone App; Paid Sick Leave
UPDATED 5.16.11
We’re just one week away from our seminar on employment law. It’s essentially sold out but we’re still taking names for a waiting list. Those signing up will get first priority when we re-run this program in the fall.
We’re also less than two weeks away from the re-launch of the Connecticut
More New Employment Law Regulations: Fluctuating Work Week & Tip Credit Under FLSA
Last month, it was the EEOC that released new regulations on the ADA. This week, it’s the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor, that has released new regulations on the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new regulations will go into effect in early May 2011.
While some of these revisions are more
US Department of Labor Teams with ABA For Lawyer Referral Service
On Friday, the White House announced a new partnership with the ABA designed to help workers whose complaints aren’t resolved by the U.S. Department of Labor find a lawyer through an ABA-approved lawyer referral service.
According to the ABA Journal article explaining the program:
[B]eginning on Dec. 13, workers with unresolved complaints under