by PC Editorial Staff | May 17, 2022 | DOL, FLSA, Overtime Rules, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigated a San Diego, CA-based merchandising company, revealing instances of unpaid wages where the company avoided paying overtime. The company, King Graphics, is a contractor for...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 26, 2022 | DOL, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour, wage theft, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered $867K in owed wages after investigators uncovered a Texas restaurant’s history of overtime violations and stealing tips. The employer’s actions violated both overtime rates and tip...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 6, 2022 | DOL, Overtime Rules, wage theft, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recovered $538K in back wages and other damages from an aviation maintenance and repair staffing agency in overtime violations. The staffing agency supplies aviation repair workers to nationwide airline companies. The DOL’s...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 13, 2021 | DOL, FLSA, Overtime Rules, WARN Act
The recent destruction left by Hurricane Ida over the southern and eastern United States has created an opportunity for affected employers to understand the relationship between natural disasters and employment law. For example, employers can experience damaged or...
by Girish Anand | Jan 1, 2020 | DOL, Overtime Rules
New Year’s Day ushers in a new Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rule, which raises the salary exemption threshold from $23,660 a year to $35,568, or from $455 a week to $684. Those employees making less than that new amount are eligible for overtime pay....
by Girish Anand | Sep 24, 2019 | DOL, Overtime Rules
Raising the ante slightly on its original proposal, the Department of Labor (DOL) today published its final overtime rule, setting the salary exemption threshold at $35,568 a year, or $684 a week. The original proposal was for $35,308 annually, or $679 a week. The...
